New Russian Nesting Dolls Set of 10 Matryshkas

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Russian Nesting Dolls Set (set of 10): Beautiful set of Russian Nesting Dolls (Matryoshka) This set includes 10 handcrafted and hand painted dolls This set makes a great gift for collectors of all ages It also can be used as an educational toy for any child of 3 and up The kids love counting dolls, putting them in each other and taking them out The size of the biggest doll is 4 3/4"tall cobalt blue/white colors MADE FROM REAL Linden WOOD Non Toxic VERY NICE! Hand painted and signed by Sergiev-Posad artist Elena Beytane (see the picture below) Made in Russia NOTE: Each set is unique It might be slightly different because it is hand painted History: Matryoshkas date from 1890. The story goes that Sergei Maliutin, a painter from a folk crafts workshop in the Abramtsevo estate of a famous Russian industrialist and patron of arts Savva Mamontov, saw a set of Japanese wooden dolls representing Shichi-fuku-jin, the Seven Gods of Fortune. Inspired, Maliutin drew a sketch of a Russian version of the toy. It was carved by Vasiliy Zvezdochkin in a toy workshop in Sergiyev Posad and painted by Sergei Maliutin. It consisted of eight dolls; the outermost was a girl in an apron, then the dolls alternated between boy and girl, with the innermost – a baby. In 1900, M.A. Mamontova, the wife of Savva Mamontov, presented the dolls at the World Exhibition read more
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