Show all images on one page	#002813 Title: Cutting the Window to Europe Artist: Kurilov Vladimir Size: 40x30x6.5 Size (inches): 16x12x2.5 Price : $3250 SOLD!

This large Palekh box shows Peter I (or Peter the Great), the first Russian Emperor. Peter the Great made much for development and prosperity of the Russian state. He was the reformer of Russian political system who carried out the policy of Westernization of Russia. Being a talented and resolute personality, he managed to found the Russian fleet and enlarge considerably the territory of Russian state. As a result of Russian- Swedish wars the territories of Lithuania, Estonia and Ingria were joined to Russia. In Ingria Peter the Great established the well-known town of St.-Petersburg, that is one of the most beautiful towns in the world and is considered to be the second capital of Russia.
Here we can see Peter the Great who manages the construction of St.-Petersburg. The scene is painted in red, brown, blue and green tempera paints, and richly detailed with gold and silver metal paints. Gold and silver metal paints are also used to decorated the box's exterior with nice floral ornaments that frame the scene on the lid, and wrap around the box's sides.
The box is made out of paper-mache. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box. The lid is hinged from the top of the scene, and the box rests on four rounded legs. Signed with the year of 2004, Palekh, and the artist's name (V. Kurilov).