Show all images on one page	#008350 Sale! Title: Brooch:Troyka Artist: Kuzmenko Galina Size: 5x1.5 Size (inches): 2x0.5 Price: $100 $79

Talented Palekh artist Kuzmenko Galina has painted this scene with a winter troika (three horse sleigh) speeding through the Russian countryside. A lonely lady hides from the frost in the sleigh while a driver encourages the horses.
Gold paint is used to detail the sledge, the characters' costumes and the horses' harnesses, manes and tails.This work is very detailed!
The brooch's edges are decorated with a golden ornament. The brooch is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior of the box while red lacquer completes the interior of the work. The brooch has a pin to used on a cloth. The work is signed with the artist's name and the village of Palekh.