Show all images on one page	#003539 Title: Boyarishnya Artist: Pershin Sergey Size: 13.5x17.5x6.5 Size (inches): 5.25x6.75x2.5 Price : $750 SOLD!

This enticing Fedoskino box painted by Sergey Pershin is a splendid example of how Russian lacquer miniature artists are able to bring hand-painted masterpieces into common people's homes. “Boyaryshnya” as this work is entitled was originally painted on canvas by Konstantin Makovsky in the 1890s. This masterpiece is kept in a private collection.
The creator of this box has wonderfully entwined the realism of Makovsky with the magical beauty of Fedoskino miniature. He has mixed brightly colored oil paints with gold and aluminum to accentuate richness of the woman's costume. Aluminum paint also shines through the window creating the depth of the depicted scene.
The scene is framed with a gold line; the box's sides are decorated with two parallel gold lines.
The box 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. A hinge is fastened to the left of the scene, and the box rests on a flat bottom. The work is signed with the artist's name, the title (K. Makovsky "Boyaryshnya" 1890) and the year of 2007.