Squirrel Lacquer Trinket Box

This Lacquer Box with the image of the squirrel from Pushkin’s The Tale of Tsar Saltan that "dwelling in a fir tree; all day long, cracking nuts, it sings a song" is ideal for storing important papers and business cards. The box will be a magnificent present for lovers of decorative art.

Fedoskino Lacquer Miniature is a traditional Russian lacquer miniature painting on papier-mache, named after its original center Fedoskino, an old village near Moscow widely known from the late 18th century. The use of oil paint, typically applied in many layers, as well as the use of mother-of-pearl, pure gold or silver leaf under segments of the background to create the effect of a shimmering glow or silvery sparkle made Fedoskino miniature popular not only in Russia but worldwide.