Show all images on one page	#009190 Title: Thumbelina Artist: Logvina Elena Size: 12.5x9.5x5 Size (inches): 5x3.75x2 Price : $349 SOLD!

This composition, painted in Fedoskino style, depicts a scene from the classic fairy-tale "Thumbelina" written by Hans Christian Andersen.
Thumbelina was a tiny girl who was born from a flower. During the story she has many adventures, and meets many animals, some of them her friends and some of them were not so nice. For a long time she was alone, but she befriends a swallow who takes her away to a warm country where she meets a fairy prince.
The prince takes her as his bride and they live happily ever after.
This miniature shows animals and insects that were friendly towards Thumbelina, with their help of them, the swallow and the butterfly, Thumbelina became the Princess of Elves, and the bride of a handsome Prince.
The box's exterior is beautifully decorated with gold leaves, glued to the edges of the lid and the sides of the box. The inlays of the metal leaves are making the dress of the girl, wings of the buttefly and leaves of flowers shines throught the painting. The box's interior is covered with red lacquer.
The box is constructed out of paper-mache. The lid is hinged from the top of the scene, and the box rests on the four legs.