Russian lacquered and painted papier-mache table box, signed lower right V. Kurilov (Palekh, 20th c.), dated 1995, the lid depicting a scene from "The Tale of Tsar Saltan," showing king and queen flanked by figural procession, foreground with sailing ships at sea, black ground with parcel gilt accents, red lacquered interior, small areas of loss to lacquer at exterior edges and top right corner of lid, approx 1.5"h, 9"w, 7"d

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