Show all images on one page	#007423 Title: St.Petersburg Artist: Dmitriev Sergey Size: 17.5x5x3.5 Size (inches): 7x2x1.5 Price : $850 SOLD!

IMPORTANT NOTE: this box is currently displayed on Expo in the All-Russia Museum of Folk and Applied art in Moscow devoted to the 80th anniversary of Kholui Art. The Expo was opened on the 12th of November and will take a place till the 6th of December 2014.

This picturesque view of St.Petersburg has been painted by one of the top Kholui artists Sergey Dmitriev. Here we can see the panorama of the Arrow of the Vasilievsky Island. The arrow is a small cape in a southeast part of the Vasilievsky Island, washed by the Big and Small Neva. From left to right we can see the following monuments and buildings: the most famous monument to Peter the Great called "The Bronze Horseman", the former Stock Exchange Building, the 30-meter Rostral Column, the Exchange Drawbridge, the St. Peter and Paul Fortress and some others.
The abundant usage of blue and brown oils helps to reproduce the atmosphere of St.-Petersburg. The scene is enriched by delicate gold paint added over the drawing, giving the work a magic glow. Aluminum paint is also used here but in very minimal amounts.
The scene is framed with a fine golden scrollwork. The box's sides are decorated with Dmitriev's style gorgeous ornaments painted in gold and accented with aluminum.
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. The lid is hinged from the top of the scene and the box rests on four rounded legs. The work is signed with the artist's name, Kholui, and the title "St.Petersburg".