Show all images on one page	#006655 Title: Geese and Swans Artist: Gelisheva Lubov Size: 15.5x15.5x3.5 Size (inches): 6x6x1.25 Price : $950 SOLD!

This unusual-shaped Palekh box was painted by the talented artist Gelisheva Lubov.
It depicts a scene from the Russian fairy-tale "Geese and Swans". The sections of the lid shows the moment of the fairy-tale when the wicked birds Geese and Swans kidnapped the little boy by the order of Baba-Yaga. Afterwards the boy's sister, Alyonushka, sets out in search of her brother. She finds him in Baba-Yaga's house and the children successfully escape from there. The wicked birds Geese and Swans start to pursuit them.
Green tones are dominated here. Each element of the composition is detailed using gold or aluminum paint. The use of gold and aluminum is done with great skill and attention to detail!
Intricate gold ornamentations decorate the edges of the sections of the lid . The sides of the box are adorned with beautiful gold floral ornamentation as well.
The box is made out of paper-mache. Black lacquer covers the exterior and red lacquer covers the interior of the box. The lid in the center isn't hinged, the rest of the sections are hinged, and the box rests on three rounded legs. It is signed with the name of the artist.