RUSSIAN SANTAS
FOR SALE # 20
FOR SALE # 20
Russian Santa from master carver in Bogorodsky
Village outside of Sergiev Posad. It takes great
strength to carve these Santas out of a single
piece of aged linden wood. The carver must also
have a steady hand when he is creating the
features on the face. This Father Frost has a very
beautiful and expressive face with a long, flowing
beard. Look at the picture that the Russian artist
has painted on the front of the cloak! You can see
the Russian Santa in a long blue robe bending over
to talk to the little girl in the forest. In the
background is the snowy forest on a cold winter
day. The artist has also painted a wonderful
picture on the back of the cloak. There are
magnificent horses pulling a troika through the
snow. The girl in the red coat is the Russian
snowmaiden. The artist has also painted a
close-up picture on the sack of the Russian
Santa face. The detail of the features is fabulous!
This Santa stands 12 inches tall by 6 inches
across the base. Signed by the Russian artist.
Village outside of Sergiev Posad. It takes great
strength to carve these Santas out of a single
piece of aged linden wood. The carver must also
have a steady hand when he is creating the
features on the face. This Father Frost has a very
beautiful and expressive face with a long, flowing
beard. Look at the picture that the Russian artist
has painted on the front of the cloak! You can see
the Russian Santa in a long blue robe bending over
to talk to the little girl in the forest. In the
background is the snowy forest on a cold winter
day. The artist has also painted a wonderful
picture on the back of the cloak. There are
magnificent horses pulling a troika through the
snow. The girl in the red coat is the Russian
snowmaiden. The artist has also painted a
close-up picture on the sack of the Russian
Santa face. The detail of the features is fabulous!
This Santa stands 12 inches tall by 6 inches
across the base. Signed by the Russian artist.
Hand carved Russian Santa with Father Frost
in blue robe in the forest. ) SOLD Available
by special order-- this is not a difficult
process! Please just email me for details
in blue robe in the forest. ) SOLD Available
by special order-- this is not a difficult
process! Please just email me for details
Detailed painting on back of Russian Santa's cloak.
Paintings on front of Russian Santa's
cloak.
cloak.
RUSSIAN SANTA carved by master carver!
Stunning, finely carved by hand 12 inches tall by
6 across the base. Very beautifully carved
expressive face. Signed by the Russian artist.
(Price: $989.)
Stunning, finely carved by hand 12 inches tall by
6 across the base. Very beautifully carved
expressive face. Signed by the Russian artist.
(Price: $989.)
Russian lacquered boxes with cat/dog pictures finely hand
painted, signed and dated by the artist. These lacquered boxes
measure 4 inches across and 2 inches high. All pictures shown
are available in very limited quantities. Please email if you are
interested.
painted, signed and dated by the artist. These lacquered boxes
measure 4 inches across and 2 inches high. All pictures shown
are available in very limited quantities. Please email if you are
interested.
This massive and very tall Russian
Santa stands an impressive 18 inches
tall and 10 inches across the base.
The Father Frost has a removable
staff with a hand carved squirrel on
the top! The most outstanding feature
of this Russian Santa is the beautifully
carved face. (Price: $989.)
Santa stands an impressive 18 inches
tall and 10 inches across the base.
The Father Frost has a removable
staff with a hand carved squirrel on
the top! The most outstanding feature
of this Russian Santa is the beautifully
carved face. (Price: $989.)
Russian Santa holding bird in hand and staff in
other hand. You can see the picture of a laughing
bear in a troika gliding through the snow-covered
Russian countryside. This Russian Santa stands 14
inches tall and is 5 3/4 inches across the base.
Signed by the Russian artist. (Price: $849.)
other hand. You can see the picture of a laughing
bear in a troika gliding through the snow-covered
Russian countryside. This Russian Santa stands 14
inches tall and is 5 3/4 inches across the base.
Signed by the Russian artist. (Price: $849.)
All of these beautiful Russian Santas and lacquered boxes were personally chosen by me in Russia this
summer. I traveled through the Russian countryside to meet with artists and carvers to discuss ideas for
figures and paintings. The Russian Santa figures are carved entirely by hand by very skilled and master
carvers in Russia. You can judge the quality of the Father Frost figures by looking at the facial features
and the paintings. Some of the Russian Santas have paintings on the back of the cloak or paintings all
around the Santa. For other Santas, the most impressive part is the very finely carved face or the
techniques used to paint the floral cloaks where the artist applied a white glaze over the colors to create
an opaque look. The Russian Santa can be tall and thin, or quite broad and massive in size and weight.
summer. I traveled through the Russian countryside to meet with artists and carvers to discuss ideas for
figures and paintings. The Russian Santa figures are carved entirely by hand by very skilled and master
carvers in Russia. You can judge the quality of the Father Frost figures by looking at the facial features
and the paintings. Some of the Russian Santas have paintings on the back of the cloak or paintings all
around the Santa. For other Santas, the most impressive part is the very finely carved face or the
techniques used to paint the floral cloaks where the artist applied a white glaze over the colors to create
an opaque look. The Russian Santa can be tall and thin, or quite broad and massive in size and weight.
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very detailed, hand carved squirrel on staff of Russian Santa
beautifully painted cloak of Father Frost
Extremely detailed paintings of dog and cat on Russian lacquered boxes
close-up of face of Russian Santa
face
face
fabulously detailed painting of countryside in the
winter with domed church and villagers
winter with domed church and villagers
beautifull face of Russian Santa