Show all images on one page	#009356 Title: Cats of St.Petersburg Artist: Kozlov Sergey Size: 17x19x4 Size (inches): 6.75x7.5x1.5 Price : $7950 SOLD!

This beautiful box is a creation of a leading Fedoskino Master,Sergey Kozlov.
It shows the St. Isaac's Cathedral from the side of the roofs of other buildings of the city.
St. Isaac's Cathedral is a remarkable monument of Russian architecture. Alongside with the Peter and Paul's Cathedral and the Admiralty it became an important architectural landmark in the city outline. The golden dome of St.Isaac's can be seen from any part of the city, and in clear weather - even from the suburbs. The history of the construction began in 1710, when the first wooden church was put up in honor of St. Isaac of Dalmatia; it was on St. Isaac's day, according to the Orthodox calendar, that Peter I was born. The present Cathedral is the fourth erected on the site. In the early 19th century a contest was arranged for the best project of a new cathedral, in which the most well-known architects took part. In 1818 Alexander I approved a project submitted by A. Montferrand, a talented drawer who had just arrived from Paris; however, he had little experience in architecture. It took forty years to build the cathedral and another 16 years to paint the interior walls with icons. The Cathedral, that stands out for its grandeur, was sanctified in 1858 and became the main church in St.Petersburg.
Of cource, a great place in this composition was given to the cats. Cats are very popular in St.Petersburg among the citizen!
The box has pieces of mother-of-pearl inlays and that gives additional shinning to a box , especially in the skies and the roofs.
The box is made of paper-mache, rests flat and has a hinge to the left of the composition. The box comes in presentable packaging box!
The box is signed by the artist with his name, Fedoskino and 2021.