| Say hello to the original 'Matryena', as created in the late
19th century at the famous Moscow craft shop “Detskoye Vospitaniye”
("Childrens Education"). The shop's wood-turner, Vasiliy
Zvyozdochkin, made the origianl figures, with painter Sergey Malyutin
bringing them to life to be the first ever Russian Dolls. This 5
piece set is a faithful reproduction of that original set and is
very rare. A version of this doll was taken to the world exhibition
in Paris in 1900, where it received valuable recognition and was
awarded a special medal.
This is an historic 15cm 5 piece set, which has been exquisitely
made and then hand painted using tempera, acrylic and watercolours
before receiving a matt varnish.
As all our Russian dolls are hand painted by artists there may be variations
and differences between those pictured on our website and the ones
you will receive. Every doll is unique as artists tend to add something
different to each and every doll set they paint. That’s why Russian
dolls are somehow a reflection of a mood of the artist painting
it in that particular moment. Russian dolls, as in life itself, may
have their own features, characters, colours and moods and can be
truly unique to you.
All our Russian dolls are hollow inside (apart from the last, smallest
doll of each set), they all open in half and fit inside each other.
Please note that there may be some bright spots on the pictures of some Russian dolls on our website, resulting from photo camera flash and
lights. The actual Russian dolls that you will receive will not
have any of those spots.
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