20th century, hand-painted and gilt, the boxes of rectangular form, with lids decorated in various miniature painted traditional figural folk narratives (3 3/4 x 10 x 7 5/8 in.), together with illustrated text titled Traditional Russian Fairy Tales: reflected in the lacquer miniatures of Palekh, Fedoskino, and Kholui, published in 2006 by Yarky Gorod Art Publishers. Also included is a 4-figure Matryoshka nesting doll, signed to underside.

From the Estate of the late Mr. & Mrs. Charles and Cynthia Salzhauer, Oxford, North Carolina

Some crazing to upper lids of most boxes, one box with areas of lacquer loss to figural design; nesting doll may have missing figures.