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| The hunt begins at the gate of the famous
Borzoi kennel Pershinskaya Okhota founded by the illustrious breeders the Grand Duke
Nikolai Nikolaevitch and Dimitri Valtsev. It's a
glorious autumn day. The borzois and foxhounds await anxiously as the
men saddle-up. And the hunt is on!... A masterpiece by Oksana Sledkova.
Nine dolls are
decorated with borzois, foxhounds, foxes, wolves, horses and hunters, amidst
bright, autumn colored trees including the lonesome birch.
Hand painted in Rostov-on-the-Don, Russia.
11" tall, 9 pieces. $1200. The artwork of Ms. Sledkova is featured in the fabulous new book The Art of the Russian Matryoshka Click Here for a series of close-ups. |
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