OTHER ITEMS FOR
SALE # 17
From time to time I may be able to offer other hand-crafted items from Russia such as the nesting dolls
(Matryoshkas), lacquered boxes and the lacquered brooches.  All items are painted by hand by Russian artists.  
I would also like to share some decorating ideas with you for the
Russian Santas.  I like to place a cranberry or fir
wreath around one of the Russian Santas and then use this as a centerpiece on the table.     The brooches look
especially nice on a ladies blazer or white blouse.  When I am making up Christmas baskets as gifts, I often place a
lacquered box or a few lacquered brooches inside and it really makes for a nice touch.  The
Russian Santa
makes an especially unique focal point for any room at any time of the year.
Russian Santa gift basket filled with Russian Santa, Matryoshka doll and other items
gift basket with Russian Santa and lacquered box
Russian Santa decorated with cranberry wreath
Russian Santa with troika and cranberry wreath around it
wooden Russian Santa decorated at the holiday time
Russian Santa decorated with fir wreath
Russian Santa as centerpiece
Russian lacquered box with cranberry wreath
Huge Russian Santa with cranberry wreath decoration
Huge Russian Santa with cranberry wreath - decorating idea for the
holidays
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free standing hand carved mother and baby polar bears
hand carved mother polar bear and her baby cub
This is another example of a custom order - two polar bears hand carved by a master carver and then painted by the Russian
artist.  The bears are free standing and enormous in size!  
Traditional scene of troika hand painted on this
very finely detailed carving for the
Russian Santa
Three examples of decorated Russian Santas as the decorating focal point for the holidays.  These beautiful Russian Santa
centerpieces will be the conversation piece of your home!  Each Santa is uniquely carved and finely hand painted with scenes of
Russian fairy tales or the countryside.  
These wonderful polar bear carvings were hand crafted by a master carver who lives in the Sergiev Posad region.  The
customer collects polar bear carvings from around the world and wanted a set from Russia.  The master carver had an idea
in mind of how he wanted the polar bears' expressions and the  positions of the mother and cub.   It was a process that took
place over a series of months from the idea to the carving and finally the painting by the Russian artist.  The customer was
involved at each stage of the planning and creation.  The same process takes place for custom orders for the beautifully
hand carved
Russian Santa.
Wonderful filled basket for the holidays or any
occasion!  The
Russian Santa, Matryoshka doll and
lacquered boxes all make this gift basket very
special!
Merry, twinkling eyes on this hand carved Russian
Santa centerpiece.
Hand carved wooden Russian Santas with wonderfully diverse carvings and paintings and all hand crafted from solid linden wood
Each of these hand crafted solid wooden Russian Santas are entirely made by hand by master wood carvers and
Russian artists.  You can see the difference in the facial features and the body of the Santa.  One of the Santas carries a
large sack over his back.  The other two
Russian Santas carry a staff in one hand.  The Father Frost figure in the middle of
the photo also has a small bird perched on his hand.   The Russian artist may decide to paint pictures on the front, back or
sack of the Santa form.  Here, you can see examples of each of these in the three Russian Santas displayed.