Zagorsk Carved and Painted Boxes
Here you can find some elegant carved and pain ted boxes from
Zagorsk and Bogorodsk from the late 20th century. All are highly
collectible and recall a much simpler time. As with much from Russia's
recent past, they are getting harder to find in nice condition. We have a very limited
quantity. Go Here for A Selection of Newer Painted
Boxes.
Pokerwork, also known as pyrography, has been
around for 500 years as a decorative element. It was in the late 19th
century that painting combined with pokerwork began to become quite
popular. The main ornamental composition is drawn in the wood with a heated needle. This
picture is then painted in simple or comlex color schemes, then coated
with clear lacquer. Many boxes have carved floral designs around the
perimeter of the boxes and many are hinged.
Early painting
with pokerwork developed at Zagorsk, near Moscow. Common pictures and
themes were the Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius, with its powerful and
ancient fortress walls from the 15th-18th centuries. Other important
compositions depicted folk festivals, fairy tales, and village themes.
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Trinity Monastery Village.
Lid lifts
off. Approximately 4" x 4" x 1 3/4". Mid-20th century.
Sorry, sold.
[#ZB-NW14]. One only.
Box open
Closeup
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Abramtsevo.
Wood hut from the 19th century artist's colony estate near Moscow.
Pokerwork and painted decoration.
Lid lifts
off. USSR paper label. Approximately 3 3/4" x 3 3/4" x 1 3/4". Mid-20th century.
Sorry, sold.
[#ZB-AB1].
Box open
Closeup
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Zagorsk Monastery.
Pokerwork,
carving and painted decoration.
Lid lifts off. Made in the mid
1980s. Approximately 5" x 2 3/4" x 1". Late 20th century.
Sorry, sold. [#ZB-NW1].
Box open
Closeup
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Trinity Tower.
Round jewelry box for a cross or ring.
Pokerwork, painted decorations.
Round box with lift off lid.
Tapers up to about 2" diameter by about 2" deep. Mid-20th century.
Sorry, sold. [#ZB-9].
Box open
Closeup
All boxes on this page subject to prior sale.
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