Show all images on one page	#004344 Title: Hawk Owl Artist: Chirkov Alexey Size: 7x10x2.5 Size (inches): 2.75x4x1 Price : $950 SOLD!

Alexey Chirkov is the creator of this beautiful box. Alexey is fond of owls, and he has created a lot of boxes that depict various species of these enigmatic birds of prey. This box is from this series, and shows the Hawk Owl sitting on the tree and watching for something.
The scene is masterfully drawn over silver powder that beautifully shines through the oils. The edges of the lid are decorated with silver beads; silver stars are painted on the box's sides.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box. The lid is hinged from the left, and the box rests on a flat bottom. The work is signed with the artist's name, Fedoskino, the year of 2008 and the title ("Hawk Owl") on the box's exterior bottom.