Hello! I’m glad to see you among the visitors of my auctions. I sell only original items. No fakes!  The age of items that I sell - fifty or more years. Their condition (but there are exceptions ) can not be new. There are traces of time. I can not describe every scratch, but I openly describe the drawbacks of every object on sale. You are welcome to study the photographs carefully. Upon your request, I am ready to send additional photographs. You are going to receive the item which can be seen in the picture. Feel free to ask me questions. Thank you for being here. Respectfully, Serhii.  

                                                                                                      Your attention is invited to the lacquer box which was produced in Palekh village in 1935 by the painted "Troika". Artist: Salabanov Alexander Nikolaevich.    

  Beautiful box in excellent condition for its age!                                        

  About the artist: Salabanov Alexander Nikolaevich вorn in 1916. In 1935 he graduated from vocational school. He worked in the Palekh Association of Artists. Then he worked as a porcelain painting artist at the Dulevo factory.

 Themes of the works: folklore, genre scenes.

 The works of A.N. Salabanov are kept in museums: the State Museum of Palekh Art, the Museum of Folk Art. 

                History: A troika is a traditional Russian harness driving combination, using three horses abreast, usually pulling a sleigh. It differs from most other three-horse combinations in that the horses are harnessed abreast. The middle horse is usually harnessed in a horse collar and shaft bow; the side horses are usually in breastcollar harness. The troika is traditionally driven so that the middle horse trots and the side horses canter; the right-hand horse will be on the right lead and the left-hand horse on the left lead. The troika is often claimed to be the world's only harness combination with different gaits of the horses.

At full speed a troika can reach 45–50 kilometres per hour (28–31 mph), which was a very high speed on land for vehicles in the 17th–19th centuries, making the troika closely associated with the fast ride.

The troika was developed in Russia during the 17th century, first being used for speedy delivering of mail and then having become common by the late 18th century.

The troika was a part of both urban and rural culture. The troika has become a cultural icon of Russia, especially after it was featured in a scene of Nikolay Gogol's novel Dead Souls, where a character marvels at a troika speeding through the vast expanses of Russia (Oh troika, winged troika, tell me who invented you?). 

 Manufactured: 1935.                                                                                                                          Measures:  3.9"(10.7 cm) x 2.8"(7.5 cm) x 1"(2.5 cm).                   Condition: Еxcellent condition for its age.                                            REMEMBER THE PHOTOS ARE PART OF THE LISTING DESCRIPTION!                                                                    

          I send all items by airmail within 1-2 business days after the payment is received.  The item will be shipped from Ukraine (UKRPOSHTA). The usual period of delivery is 20-40.                         

  Despite the hostilities in the country, Ukrainian mail works perfectly!