Finift Enamel Jewelry

Rostov enamel "finift" brooches and boxes.
Each is gift boxed. All items shown are one-of-a-kind.



Malachite Ring Box. For rings. Malachite Queen finds the treasure box in the cave. Exquisite painting on enamel with delicate filigree. Completely hand made. Yaroslavl region. Circa 1980. 1 3/4" x 1 1/2" x 3/4". 1 only.
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Firebird Box. For rings. A pastoral Firebird rises up from the garden. Exquisite painting on enamel with delicate filigree. Completely made by hand. Yaroslavl region. 1990s. 1 1/4" x 1 1/4" x 3/4". 1 only.
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Lel Playing Pan-Pipe. The Shepherd Boy from the fairy tale "The Snow Maiden". Art-quality Rostov "Finift" Brooch. Finely painted on enamel with a hand made silvered copper bead filigree border surround. Yaroslavl region. 1970s. 1 1/2" x 1 1/4". 1 only.

Floral Brooch. Lemon yellow and shades of green. Exquisite painting on enamel. Completely made by hand. Yaroslavl region. 1990s. 1 1/2" x 1 1/4". 1 only.

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Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Framed Finift Enamel Plaque.

        The Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow is the tallest Eastern Orthodox structure in the world, rebuilt in 2000. It is near the Moskva river just west of the Kremlin. It's coming into existence provides some interesting history. Tsar Alexander I wanted to build a Cathedral in honor of Christ the Saviour and Russian blood spilled by Napleon, who finally fled Moscow in 1812. Many delays brought the project into the hands of his brother Nicholas I. He commissioned architect Konstantin Thon to create a design modeled after the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. Built finally in 1860, some of the best Russian painters, including Kramskoi, Surikov, Vereshchagin (and others) embellished the interior for another twenty years. The Cathedral was consecrated on the very day Alexander III was crowned, May 26, 1883. A year earlier, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture debuted there. After 1917, the site of the cathedral was chosen by the Soviet government for a monument to socialism, to be known as the Palace of Soviets. Stalin eventually had the original cathedral demolished with dynamite. The construction of the Palace of Soviets failed due no money, flooding from the nearby Moskva River, and the outbreak of WWII. The flooded foundation hole remained until, under Nikita Khrushchev, it was transformed into the world's largest public swimming pool. A finely detailed Rostov miniature enamel painting in the original oak frame. Image size is 4.5"x2.5". Overall dimensions are 5 1/2" x 7". [#RSTVCh-1]. 1 only.
Church in real life.



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St. George Pobedonostsov (the Dragon-Slayer) Church in Moscow
Framed Enamel Plaque.

        The golden-domed church erected in 1993-95 on the Poklonnaya Gora ("Low Bow", or "Bow Down" Hill). It's one of the highest spots in Moscow, from where a "low reverent bow" was expected as an expression of honor and homage. It was here that Napoleon waited in vain for the keys to the city in 1812. A finely detailed Rostov miniature enamel painting in the original oak frame. Image size is 4.5"x2.5". Overall dimensions are 5 1/2" x 7". [#RSTVCh-2]. 1 only.
Church in real life.



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