SANTAS FOR
SALE #5
This hand carved, hand painted wooden Russian Santa has a very intricately painted picture on the front of the
cloak. The artist painted a detailed scene of a young girl wistfully gazing out the window on a winter day from the
warmth of her house in the village. The artist then chose to also illustrate the back of the cloak of the Russian
Santa. The beautifully muted colors of the winter sky depict a village scene and the cathedrals and domes in the
background. This Russian Santa is wonderfully painted all around and reflects a great deal of worksmanship by
both the artist and the carver.
The beautifully muted and blended colors on the back of the Russian
Santa cloak and on his sack depict the Russian countryside. You can
see the very detailed paintings on the sack and all around the back of the
cloak.
view of Russian countryside on back
of cloak and sack of hand carved
wooden Russian Santa
hand carved wooden Russian Santa
with paintings on front, back and sack
smiling wooden Russian Santa with girl in window on front of cloak
13 1/2 inches tall X 5 3/4 inches across the base.
Very detailed hand painted scenes all around this fabulous Russian
Santa
Russian wooden hand made toys carved out of real wood! These toys have been made in this traditional manner for
hundreds of years for the entertainment of children and adults alike. In the village of Bogorodsky, the woodcarvers still
create these whimsical toys which can appear mechanical through the use of the string and the weighted ball. The user
simply moves the toy in a circular motion which activates the weighted ball to move the parts of the toy so that it performs
an action such as beating drums, etc. The seal of authenticity is on the bottom of the toy.
Price: $19.95 each
Price: $699.
The Russian Santa pictured here is all carved by hand by one of the master carvers in the Sergiev Posad area where all the
woodcarvers and toymakers live and work. Notice the details in the grooved beard and the features of the face on this
Russian Santa. The face is lightly painted to show the natural linden wood beneath. The cloak of this Russian Santa has so
many apainted scenes that it covers the entire robe, front and back. It is one entire scene painted around the Father Frost
figure.
The Russian countryside is depicted
all around the cloak of this Santa and
flows from the top of the cloak and
bag around the sides and to the
bottom of the robe.