Show all images on one page	#002096 Title: Swineherd Artist: Lebedeva Mariya Size: 13.5x10x4 Size (inches): 5.5x4x1.5 Price : $1500 SOLD!

Mariya Lebedeva of Palekh created this lacquer art masterpiece. Here she has chosen to depict the tale entitled, "The Swineherd," and written by Hans Christian Andersen. This tale tells about the capricious Princess who was punished for her self-conceit and foolishness.
The poor Prince fell in love with the capricious Princess. He presented her the nightingale that twittered tender melodies and the rose grown on the grave of his father. He made these presents with all his heart in the hope of marrying the Princess. But the light-headed Princess disregarded his good intensions and ridiculed his presents. Bitterly resentful Prince disguised himself as a poor man and took a job at court of the Princess's father. He became the Swineherd intending to punish the Princess. To attract the Princess's attention, he invented different technical toys. One of them we can see here. It is the magic pot adorned with little jingling bells. If somebody decided cook dish using this pot, it started singing an old song:

"Ah! Dear Augustine!
All is gone, gone, gone!"

Moreover, if somebody looked at the steam rising from this pot, he could find out what meal was cooking at the moment in any house of the kingdom. The Swineherd showed this pot to the Princess and she wanted to become its owner at any price. The Swineherd's price was very high