Show all images on one page	#006769 Title: Flight of Swifts Artist: Isaev Igor( 1956-2016) Size: 12x12x4.5 Size (inches): 4.75x4.75x1.75 Price : $2950 SOLD!

This splendid box is a creation of Fedoskino prominent artist, Igor Isaev.the box depicts the flock of swifts flying over an old Russian town. It is autumn, and the birds leave the Russian countryside to spend the cold winter in south countries. The trees are covered with bright orange foliage. Gold paint is used to make the faded orange foliage more expressive. The wooden architecture built according to the fashion of 19th century is splendidly painted here. Isaev painstakingly drawn the carved wooden ornamentation on the roofs of the houses, and detailed each wooden board the houses are built out of. As part of the scene is painted over the piece mother-of-pearl, it sparkles through the houses. On the back side of the scene we can see the newer brick or stone made houses.
Its exterior is covered with multi-colors: from dark to a creamy gray.
The box is made out of paper-mache. Its red lacquered interior is sprinkled with waved black .The lid is hinged at the top, and the box sits on a platform. The work is signed with the artist's name, the year of 2011, and the title ("Flight of Swifts") in white colors at the bottom of the composition.