Santas for sale #24
Absolutely massive, very tall 17 inch X 8 3/4 inch Russian Santa hand crafted in Russia! The master carver has done a
spectacular job on this very special Father Frost figure. The very highest quality and workmanship can be seen in both the
hand carving and hand painting of the Russian Santa. Just glance at the beautiful hand carved face and notice the realistic
details in the nose, eyes, mouth and beard of the wooden Russian Santa. This hand carved wooden Russian Santa also has a
large sack over his shoulder and the front of his long cloak depicts a Russian winter with a troika traveling through the
snow-covered roads. The richly painted details in this picture show domed cathedrals, houses, troikas and a colorful winter
sky. The mittens of the Russian Santa and the back of his cloak are both painted a bright red with many designs painted on
each. This is a very beautiful Russian Santa with many stunning details and exceptional quality. Truly a masterpiece item!
Huge Russian Santa, 17 inches tall, with wonderful and detailed scene
painted on cloak and excellent workmanship. Price: $1650.
Signed by the Russian artist.
Russian
Santa gazing
out at you!
reverse side of richly painted red cloak of
Russian Santa
very gentle looking and finely hand carved face of Santa with detailed
and hand painted sack
This enormous and solid Russian Santa carries a traditional samovar against his shoulder. The history of the samovar
goes back centuries in Russia. It literally means self boiler and heats water used to make tea. It was heated using
charcoal or coal, although today's modern samovars use electricity. It may have been introduced into Russian from
West Mongolia in the 17th century. Then in the 18th century, devices that were similar to the samovar appeared. It was
essentially a teapot with a metal tube inside and was heated by the charcoal so that the water inside stayed hot for the
tea. The Russian tradition of tea-drinking began and the samovar became very popular. Samovar manufacturing and
craftsmanship of very ornate and beautiful samovars began to profligate. Samovars could be made from metal, silver or
brass. Folk traditions continue today and samovars still are manufactured and used in Russia.

This 16 inch tall solid wooden Russian Santa is truly a work of art for
both the artist and the carver! The intricate scene of village life in the
winter is all hand painted on the front of the cloak. The reverse side of
the cloak also shows a scene of village life. The enormous samovar is
removable and is made of solid wood. Everything is painted and crafted
by hand by Russian artisans. The Santa Claus is signed by the Russian
artist.
The face of this hand carved, solid wooden and hand painted Russian
Santa is truly one of my favorites for the beauty of the carving and painting.
The huge samovar that this 16 inch tall Father Frost carries has detachable
handles and spout. The samovar is richly painted with details in the floral
designs. The samovar is also carved from solid wood (linden tree). The
samovar is truly a Russian tradition and this Santa also carries the circles of
bread. 16 inches in height, 8 1/2 inches in width, Price: $2495.
This magnificent and huge Russian
Santa Claus has two painted scenes:
one on the front of the cloak and one
on the back. Each hand painted scene
depicts village life in the cold and
harsh Russian winters.
Notice the details in the samovar that
the Father Frost carries against his
shoulder. These urns have been in
use for a very long time and are a
Russian tradition to make tea.
Amazing details in the painted scenes
and samovar on this Russian Santa.
This unusual and very large Santa
figure is quite interesting to view and
not often found on other websites.
Incredible village scene that takes up
the entire front of the cloak of the
wooden hand carved Russian Santa
The carving and painting of
this RUSSIAN SANTA is truly
incredible! It is a stand-alone
piece of art for year round
display.
HUGE 17 inch tall Santa! Richly
painted scene on front of cloak
This Russian Santa is one
of my personal favorites! It
has everything: scene of
troika in the winter, huge
sack on the Russian
Santa's shoulder and
beautiful, expressive hand
carved face.