* Palekh.

* Palekh.

Palekh miniature is a Russian folk handicraft of a miniature painting, which is done with tempera paints on varnished articles made of papier-mâché (small boxes, cigarette and powder cases etc.). Palekh Russian lacquer art on papier-mâché first appeared in 1923 in the village of Palekh, located in the Palekhsky District (Ivanovo Oblast), and is based on a long local history of icon painting. This handicraft and style of miniature painting bore different names throughout its development, such as the Palekh Artel of Ancient Painting (since 1924), Palekh Artists’ Association (since 1932), and Artistic Production Workshops of the Artistic Fund of the USSR (since 1953). The technology of making a semi-finished product was borrowed from the lacquer handicraft masters of Fedoskino (see Fedoskino miniature). The Palekh miniatures usually represent characters from real life, literary works, fairy tales, bylinas, and songs. They are painted with local bright paints over the black background and are known for their delicate and smooth design, abundance of golden shading, and accurate silhouettes of flattened figures, which often cover the surface of the lids and sides of the articles completely. Poetic magic of the Palekh characters, decorativeness of landscapes and architecture, and elongated proportions of the figures go back to the icon-painting traditions. The miniatures are usually set off with a complicated pattern made with gold dissolved in aqua regia. Palekh is the most renowned of four such famous villages, the others being Kholuy, Mstyora, and Fedoskino, each producing similar, but clearly distinct artistic style. Works by Palekh masters are kept in numerous museums of Russia and abroad. The State Palekh Art Museum in Palekh boasts the biggest miniature painting collection, comprising over two thousand works.

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Soviet Caskets

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Шкатулка
№ 3 Шкатулка

Box "Firebird".

Author: * Palekh.

Year – 1970s.
Size – 6,3х15х3,8.
Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.

Description:
Author's inscription at the bottom of the image: "Firebird", Golovneva".

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№ 4 Шкатулка

Box "The Tale of the Golden Cockerel".

Author: * Palekh.

Size – 16х14х5.
Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.

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Шкатулка
№ 5 Шкатулка

Box "Three".

Author: * Palekh.

Year – 1954.
Size – 20х12х6.
Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.

Description:
Author's inscription at the bottom of the image: "1954. Kukharkina".

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№ 8 Шкатулка

Box "Bride".

Author: * Palekh.

Year – 1973.
Size – 3,2×9х3.
Technique – Papier-mâché, painting.

Description:
Author's inscription at the bottom of the image: "No. 7784 Palekh 1973 Samokhin".

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Шкатулка
№ 13 Шкатулка

Box "Lel".

Author: * Palekh.

Year – 1976.
Size – d-8,3.
Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.

Description:
Author's inscription at the bottom of the image: “No. 5554. Palekh Z. Vyugina 1976”, on the bottom there is an inscription: “Made in USSR”.

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Шкатулка
№ 14 Шкатулка

Box "Troika".

Author: * Palekh.

Year – Mid twentieth century.
Size – 10,7х10,7х3.
Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.

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Шкатулка
№ 17 Шкатулка

Box "Tales of Pushkin: Battle of Ruslan".

Author: * Palekh.

Year – 1954
Size – 10,3х9,8х5,5.
Technique – Papier mache; painting, gilding, varnish.

Description:
Inscriptions: “2798 G. Markov s. Palekh 1954 ".

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№ 23 Шкатулка

Box "Vasilisa the Wise".

Author: * Palekh.

Year – 1960.
Size – 12,5х17,7х5.
Technique – Papier-mâché, painting.

Description:
Author's inscription at the bottom left: "6583 Palekh V. Petrov 1960".

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№ 24 Шкатулка

Box "Danila".

Author: * Palekh.

Year – 1950s.
Size – 15х10х4,5.
Technique – Papier-mâché, painting.

Description:
In the lower part of the image, the author's inscription: "'Danila" of the village of Kholui Putilova G. 1976 ".

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№ 34 Шкатулка

Box "The Tale of Tsar Saltan".

Author: * Palekh.

Year – 1978.
Size – 6,3х12,3х3,3.
Technique – Papier-mâché, painting.

Description:
Author's inscription at the bottom of the image: "6603 Palekh 1978 A. Trusov". At the bottom there is an inscription: "Made in USSR".

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№ 40 Шкатулка

Box "A guy walks around the village".

Author: * Palekh.

Year – 1953.
Size – 12х20х6.
Technique – Papier-mâché, painting.

Description:
Below is the author's inscription: “A. Semenova Palekh 1953 ".

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Шкатулка
№ 42 Шкатулка

Box "Ivan Tsarevich and the gray wolf".

Author: * Palekh.

Size – 13х9,5х3.
Technique – Papier-mâché, painting, varnish.

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  Lot   DESCRIPTION VALUED PRICE
Шкатулка
№ 124 Шкатулка

Casket "Troika".

Author: * Palekh.

Year: 1954.
Technique: Papier-mache, the technique of the lacquer miniature.
Size: 20х12х6.

Auction № 152
Auction of the season.
19 March 2019

Valued price
800-1200 $
800-1200 $
Шкатулка
№ 150 (λ) Шкатулка

Casket "Youngsters Camp". the USSR.

Author: * Palekh.

Year: 1956.
Technique: Papier-mâché, oil, varnish.
Size: 17,2х12,5х5,3.

Auction № 164
Auction №164
30 March 2021

Valued price
10000-20000 rub.
10000-20000 rub.
Панно «Жнецы». Дыдыкин А.А..
№ 155 Панно «Жнецы». Дыдыкин А.А..

Panel «Reapers».

Author: * Palekh.

Year: 1935
Technique: Papier-mache, tempera, miniature painting.
Size: 27,4х34.

Auction № 80
Triumph of the Socialist realism
25 October 2008

Valued price
800000 - 1000000 rub.
800000 - 1000000 rub.
Шкатулка «Охота». №1771. Маркичев И.В.
№ 157 Шкатулка «Охота». №1771. Маркичев И.В.

Casket «Hunting». No. 1771.

Author: * Palekh.

Year: 1928
Technique: Papier-mache, tempera, miniature painting.
Size: 8,9х14,1х3,5.

Auction № 80
Triumph of the Socialist realism
25 October 2008

Valued price
250000 - 350000 rub.
250000 - 350000 rub.
Шкатулка «Дадим больше зерна Государству». Рябов Б.Е.
№ 158 Шкатулка «Дадим больше зерна Государству». Рябов Б.Е.

Casket «Let us cultivate more grain for our Government».

Author: * Palekh.

Year: 1948
Technique: Papier-mache, tempera, miniature painting.
Size: 13х18х4.

Auction № 80
Triumph of the Socialist realism
25 October 2008

Valued price
50000 - 100000 rub.
50000 - 100000 rub.
Шкатулка по произведениям М. Горького. Мальва. Голиков И.И.
№ 159 Шкатулка по произведениям М. Горького. Мальва. Голиков И.И.

Casket with theme based on M. Gorkiy works. Mallow

Author: * Palekh.

Year: 1934
Technique: Papier-mache, tempera, miniature painting.
Size: 7,4х11х2,7.

Auction № 80
Triumph of the Socialist realism
25 October 2008

Valued price
350000 - 450000 rub.
350000 - 450000 rub.
Шкатулка «Вручение переходящего Красного знамени». Козлов Ю.П.
№ 160 Шкатулка «Вручение переходящего Красного знамени». Козлов Ю.П.

Casket «Red challenge banner presentation».

Author: * Palekh.

Year: 1949
Technique: Papier-mache, tempera, miniature painting.
Size: 20,4х26,4х8,5.

Auction № 80
Triumph of the Socialist realism
25 October 2008

Valued price
700000 - 900000 rub.
700000 - 900000 rub.
Шкатулка «На рыбалке». №5115. Бабанов А.Д.
№ 161 Шкатулка «На рыбалке». №5115. Бабанов А.Д.

Casket «Fishing». No. 5115.

Author: * Palekh.

Year: 1967
Technique: Papier-mache, tempera, miniature painting.
Size: 13,9х20х4,5.

Auction № 80
Triumph of the Socialist realism
25 October 2008

Valued price
280000 - 350000 rub.
280000 - 350000 rub.
Ларец с фотоальбомом военной жизни Броневого дивизиона отдельной дивизии отдельного назначения Феликса Дзержинского (ОСНАЗ) при коллегии ОГПУ. Зубков К.
№ 164 Ларец с фотоальбомом военной жизни Броневого дивизиона отдельной дивизии отдельного назначения Феликса Дзержинского (ОСНАЗ) при коллегии ОГПУ. Зубков К.

Chest with the photoalbum of military days in the separate Bronevoy special designation division of Felix Dzerzhinsky (OSNAZ), attached to OGPU board.

Author: * Palekh.

Year: 1930
Technique: Papier-mache, tempera, miniature painting, karelian birch, ivory, photos.
Size: 31,2х41,2.

Auction № 80
Triumph of the Socialist realism
25 October 2008

Valued price
2800000 - 3500000 rub.
2800000 - 3500000 rub.
Композиция, состоящая из двух бюстов пионеров и консоли, посвященная 10-летию Детской Трудовой Коммуны «Ленин«. Дверца консоли декорирована живописным изображением В.И.Ленина и барельефа в виде молотобойца с наковальней, знаменем и шестерней.
№ 165 Композиция, состоящая из двух бюстов пионеров и консоли, посвященная 10-летию Детской Трудовой Коммуны «Ленин«. Дверца консоли декорирована живописным изображением В.И.Ленина и барельефа в виде молотобойца с наковальней, знаменем и шестерней.

Author: * Palekh.

Year: 1930 - es
Technique: Wood, carving, polishing, rendering, polychromatic painting.
Size: h - 148.

Auction № 80
Triumph of the Socialist realism
25 October 2008

Valued price
6000000 - 7000000 rub.
6000000 - 7000000 rub.
Шкатулка «На охране колхозного урожая». №1849. Еремин А.Н.
№ 168 Шкатулка «На охране колхозного урожая». №1849. Еремин А.Н.

Casket «Kolkhoz harvest protection». No. 1849

Author: * Palekh.

Year: 1942
Technique: Papier-mache, tempera, miniature painting.
Size: 9,2х25,6х4,5.

Auction № 80
Triumph of the Socialist realism
25 October 2008

Valued price
700000 - 900000 rub.
700000 - 900000 rub.

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