Description: A Russian Karelian birch wooden box by A.L. Perestoronin. A stunning exterior is adorned with relief images of dragons with open mouths to the center on the front, griffins on the sides, a coin with an Imperial double-headed eagle and crown on the top, and embossed floral ornaments on the top of the lid. The exterior is inlaid with emerald-green semi-precious stones. Marked in the Cyrillic on the bottom.Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 4 in.Condition:Overall very good condition. Shows signs of age and wear.Please see the pictures for full details and condition. For additional information please contact us. All items are accurately described to the best of our knowledge and the pictures serve as part of the description. Reference: Russia, Vyatka, workshop of A.L. Perestoronin, the beginning of the twentieth century.Wood veneering with burl; grinding.Printing: on the inside of the lid - “A.L. Perestoronin in Vyatka "under the medal of the exhibition. The meaning of the word "cap" is not known for certain. Burl is usually found on oak, walnut, black alder, aspen, but more often on birch. It lends itself well to processing, practically unaffected by temperature and humidity. The thinner the pattern and the larger the burl outgrowth, the more expensive it is. In pre-revolutionary Russia, cap was worth its weight in gold - 70 rubles per kilogram in dry form.The first mention in the literature of burl production in Vyatka dates back to the beginning of the 18th century. Grigory Makarov, a carpenter from the district town of Slobodskoy, who lived in the first quarter of the 19th century, is considered the ancestor of burl business on the Vyatka land. At the end of the 19th century, about forty people worked in the burl trade, the center of which was the city of Vyatka. In addition to Vyatka, workshops were also located in Shcherbinskaya and Troitskaya volosts, where they mainly made cheap root products.At the beginning of the twentieth century, more than 150 craftsmen worked in the craft, their products were sold through a zemstvo warehouse or through buyers, including abroad - to England, France, Germany. The assortment of goods was wide enough: dishes, accessories, decor items. By the 1920s, the number of Vyatka kapovschik increased to 200 people. The first artels of capitalists began to appear. More than half of all burl items were exported, mainly to the UK.In the 1930s, a new direction in burl production appeared - carving and artistic inlay on root products. Cap works were successfully exhibited at such prestigious exhibitions of the 1930s as the exhibition in Paris (1936) and in New York (1937).
Price: 2945 USD
Location: Sofia
End Time: 2023-10-03T21:55:55.000Z
Shipping Cost: 39.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: 10%
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: L.A. Perestoronin
Pattern: Grain
Type: Birch Box
Style: Empire
Region: Russia
Material: Silver
Age: 1900-1940
