5 VINTAGE Mockba 1992 Russian hand painted Nesting Dolls signed artist Campvkob

  
Five VINTAGE Russian nesting dolls depicting 5 AMERICAN PRESIDENTS (BILL CLINTON, GEORGE BUSH, RONALD REAGAN, RICHARD NIXON, JOHN KENNEDY) signed MOCKBA 92 with artist signature. They are beautifully handcrafted and handpainted , ONE of a kind and dated 1992 just after the break up of the USSR. A bit of history from the masterrussian site. It's hard to find a symbol of Russia more popular than the traditional Russian nesting doll. These decorated wooden dolls "with a secret" are also called m atryoshka dolls or babushka dolls. They are recognized even in the countries thousand miles away from Russia. Taking a Russian nesting doll back home is a must among tourists from Europe and the United States alike. The lovers of exotics collect matryoshkas in Australia and South Africa. The simplicity and originality of matryoshka dolls attract the fans of Russian folk art from around the world. Bright and picturesque Russian nesting dolls decorate the fireplaces and bookshelves in the homes of thousands of Russians. The history of Russian nesting dolls.

Some historians of Russian life argue that matryoshka dolls originated from Japanese traditional dolls. However it's known that Russian masters would make hollow detachable Easter eggs from the wood long before the first nesting doll was made. The first Russian nesting doll set appeared in Moscow in 1890's. It was carved by Vasily Zvyozdochkin from a design by a folk crafts painter Sergey Malyutin.

The doll set consisted of eight dolls of decreasing sizes placed one inside the other. All eight dolls depicted children -- the outermost was a girl holding a rooster, six inner dolls were girls, the fifth doll was a boy, and the innermost was a baby. Matryoshka dolls were often given as a present to young women from their beloved ones. In 1900, the dolls earned a bronze medal at the World Exhibition in Paris. Soon after, Russian nesting dolls became wildly popular.

The toys were being produced in several well-known manufacturing centers, the most famous of them being Sergiev Posad and Semenov. In the early twentieth century, Russian nesting dolls were being exported abroad in large quantities. The item "5 VINTAGE Mockba 1992 Russian hand painted Nesting Dolls signed artist Campvkob" is in sale since Friday, February 21, 2020. This item is in the category "Dolls & Bears\Dolls\By Type\Nesting". The seller is "aprazit" and is located in Schenectady, New York.

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1. Brand: Hand Painted
2. Country/Region of Manufacture: Russian Federation
3. Material: Wood
4. Number of Pieces: 5
5. Doll Size: 7 in
6. Features: One of a Kind