RUSSIAN
Specimen Box
1950-56RCIN 100869
After the Revolution, the level of expertise in the production of one of Russia’s most important forms of decorative art – carved hardstones – declined, due to the loss of highly specialised craftsmen. This box, produced as a diplomatic gift in the Soviet era is a rare exception.
Presented to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother by Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev, 1956
Presented to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother by Nikolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev, 1956