$75
A group of four small Polekh School Russian black lacquer boxes depicting figural scenes comprising of a hinged rectangular box depicting three figures in a garden scene, the two women dressed in robes of pink and gold, and the man in green and tan, with trees in the background, with red lacquer interior, unsigned, 2. 75" x 2" x 1.25"; a tall rectangular hinged box depicting a single man in robes of gold and blue with red boots, holding a mirror in his left hand, surrounded by gold embellishments in a black ground, with gold scrollwork around the body of the box, with red lacquer interior, signed at base of lid in Cyrillic, 3.5" x 1.5" x 1.25"; a rectangular lidded box with a figural scene on a gold ground depicting a parade of soldiers on horseback surrounding a courtly figure, with raised red flags in the background, with a gold scrollwork border surrounding the scene and along the base of the box, with a red lacquer interior, signed on base of lid in Cyrillic, inscribed on bottom "Made in Russia", 2.5" x 1.75" x 1.5"; a miniature hinged box with handpainted scene on lid depicting a man on horseback in a forest scene, in robes of gold with a red cape, with a red lacquer interior, unsigned, sticker on bottom "Hand Made in Russia", 1.75" x 1.25" x 1".
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2014-11-16
