Show all images on one page	#002421 Title: The Wolf and 7 small goats Artist: Medvedeva Size: 24x18x5 Size (inches): 9.5x7x2 Price : $550 SOLD!

This colorful box has been painted by the Mstera artist Antonina Medvedeva. Her highly original works are much in demand by collectors. The subject of this box is the Russian fairy-tale "The Wolf and Seven Kids". Once the Goat went to the forest to eat fresh grass, leaving her seven kids at home. The Wolf saw that the kids were left alone, and decided to eat them. He knocked at the door, and imitating the goat's voice asked the kids to let him in. The kids opened the door, and the Wolf ate all of them except the smallest one who hid himself behind the stove. When the goat returned home, she didn't find there anybody except the smallest kid. He told his mother everything that had happened, and the goat began to cry bitterly. The wolf heard her crying and said: "I haven't eaten you kids. Don't cry. Let's go in the forest to take a stroll".
There was a big pit in the forest, at the bottom of which the bonfire was burning. The goat remembered it and understood what to do. She said: "Have you seen the big pit in our forest? Let's compete! One of us who will be able to jump over this pit will be the winner". The wolf agreed and they began competition. The goat easily jumped over the pit whereas the wolf failed, falling down right on the bonfire. His belly was torn and the kids jumped out all alive and rushed to their mother. Since that time the goat and her kids lived happily.
The scene is decorated with gold and aluminum floral ornamentation accompanied by four additional scenes showing various characters of this tale. Gold and aluminum floral ornamentation can be also found wrapping around the box's sides.
The box is made out of high quality paper-mache. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box. The box has a hinge above the composition, and rests on four legs. It is signed with the artist's name, the village of Mstera and the title.