Santas for sale # 37
Enormous 16 inch tall wooden Russian Santa!  This Santa measures 8 inches across the base.  It is carved entirely by hand
from a single piece of aged linden wood.  You can see the intricate hand carvings on the front and back of the
Russian Santa.  
This is a very unique piece for the collector and not often available due to the difficulty of the workmanship.  The Santa has a
beautiful face with hazel brown eyes and the piece is lightly stained.  The Russian artist has signed the Santa on the bottom of
the piece.    
intricate hand carvings all around this Russian Santa
close-up of face of Russian Santa with lightly painted facial features
Intricately hand carved Russian Santa with carvings all over!   This Father Frost figure is a
real masterpiece of carving.  The Russian artist has lightly painted and stained the facial
features, the cloak and the tree.    Signed by the Russian artist.
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Imagine the detailed work that it took this master carver to complete this Russian Santa!   Entirely carved by hand!
Beautifully carved and finished Russian Santa carefully created  by master carver!   What a wonderful, smiling face and
gentle expression on this Father Frost from Russia.
This wonderful Russian Santa that has carvings all around and in such great detail is very difficult to obtain.  The linden wood must
be totally free of any knots or imperfections in order to carve the intricate designs on the cloak.  There are not many master
carvers who do this kind of work any more in Russia and it is becoming increasingly difficult to find master carvers and to procure
their
Russian Santa forms.
Group photos of Russian Santa figures!   These hand carved and hand painted Russian Santas
are made from solid linden wood and wonderfully detailed in their design.
The legend of the Russian Santa Claus, or Ded Moroz, began in pagan times.  The Ded Moroz
brings presents to the children in person, not during the night when all the children are asleep.  The
Ded Moroz, or
Russian Santa,  is always accompanied by his granddaughter, the Snow Maiden.  
She is called Snegoruchka and is dressed in white clothing and robes.  The
Russian Santa has a
long fur coat which can be red,  blue or other colors.  He wears a round fur hat, valenki (Russian
boots) and has  along staff or walking stick which is sometimes referred to as magical.  
Obama Matryoska Nesting dolls to commemorate his visit to Russia
Church of the Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg with fabulous detail and colors in the domes and spires
various hand carved figures in Wood Carving in Russia
example of hand carved items in Wood Carving Museum in Russia
real Russian bear in St. Petersburg
Obama nesting dolls to commemorate his visit to Russia in July 2009
fabulously detailed Church of the Spilled Blood
Real Russian bear in St. Petersburg!
hand carved toys and figures in Wood Carving Museum in Russia
hand carved figures in museum in Russia
large hand carved bear in childrens toys in Wood Carving Museum in Russia
another example of a hand carved bear in the Wood Carving Museum in Russia
spires on churches punctuate the skyline in Russia
Domes on Russian churches punctuate the skyline
fabulous photo of Russian bear cub in St. Petersburg
woodsman in wood carving museum in Russia
Santa figure in wood carving museum in Russia
Russian bear cub
in St. Petersburg!  
Santa and woodsman figures in Wood
Carving museum in Russia
photo of portrait of Alexei, son of
Czar Nicholas II