Vintage gold accented Russian Palekh Oblong Lidded Porcelain Box by
Kovalev, “Scarlet Flower”:
This beautiful oblong box might look like lacquerware, but it’s actually
ceramic; so not your normal Russian box but would go well with your other
lacquerware. It was created by the
famous Palekh artist Alexander Kovalev in 1990 in the USSR (by 1991 the USSR was
no more.) The box is numbered, but I do
not have the certificate. It has
different scenes on the lid and two sides from the Russian fairy tale of the
Scarlet Flower and is accented with 24k gold. Piece measures 6” x 2.5” x 2.25”.
It would be a great addition to any box or lacquerware collection. There is a crack at one end of the box with a repaired chip, a chip on
the bottom of the other end, and a partially repaired chip in the lid as the
box was dropped. The crack actually stands
out more in the picture then it does to the naked eye and the chips could be
painted over, so the piece still displays well.
I have priced it based on the damage.
See my store for a similar box that is in excellent condition; buy them
both and save on shipping.
Please review the pictures for details and feel
free to ask questions before you purchase this piece.
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