Show all images on one page	#003213 Title: Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass Artist: Peskova Irina Size: 12x9.5x9.75 Size (inches): 4.75x3.75x3.75 Price : $1450 SOLD!

On this five-sided box Irina Peskova has painted several scenes from her favorite fairy-tales "Alice in Wonderland", and "Through the Looking Glass" written by Lewis Carroll.
The lid shows a scene from "Alice in Wonderland": Alice falls down through the rabbit hole, and penetrates into the magic world of Wonderland where she meets the Cheshire Cat, the Rabbit dressed like a gentleman, the Caterpillar who sits on the big mushroom and smokes the hookah, and the flowers that can speak (all these characters are drawn here).
On the box's front side Peskova has painted an episode from "Through the Looking Glass": Alice meets the Red Queen, who offers a throne to Alice if she just moves to the eighth rank in a chess match. Alice is placed as the White Queen's pawn.
The left side features a fragment from "Alice in Wonderland". Here we can see Alice and the Mouse crossing the pool of tears. After falling down through the rabbit hole, Alice found herself in the long hall where she ate magic cake and drank magic syrup. These dainties changed the size of Alice's body. At first she grew in size, and was so disappointed at her gigantic stature that she immediately burst into tears. Then she became smaller, and her own tears became the boundless pool of tears for her.
The right side depicts a recognizable moment from "Alice in Wonderland": Alice, the March Hare, the Hatter, and the Dormouse have tea. The Hatter tells Alice that the Time has taken offence and stopped; and now it will be always 5 o'clock. It is the time of afternoon snack in England, when English men usually drink tea, and that is why the March Hare, the Hatter, and the Dormouse are always obliged to drink tea.
On the rear side Peskova has painted characters from "Through the Looking Glass" including Alice speaking to the White Queen, the White Knight, and Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
The scenes are painted in bright and festive tones typical for all Peskova's works. Another distinctive characteristic of her painting style is decorating a composition with gold metal leaf inlay that is also used here. Gold paint adds minute details and highlights areas of importance in the scenes.
The box's exterior is decorated with intricate gold ornaments accompanied by the images of playing cards, suits of playing cards, flowers, and chess pieces (some of them are drawn in gold paints whereas the others shine with gold metal leaf inlay.
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, and the box rests on legs. The work is signed with the artist's name, Palekh and the year of 2007.