Twelve pieces of traditional Russian lacquer comprising, (2) balalaika form music boxes eack with three strings and traditional paint designs, (6) boxes with scenes of Moscow, all signed and marked, and (4) hand painted Russian Matryoshka dolls, the first of doll form, decorated with a city scene against a gilded ground on all 5 layers, marked underneath; the second having a princess in a tiara above St. Basil's cathedral on all 7 layers; the third having a girl in a traditional red scarf on all 4 layers, and the final doll also depicting a girl wearing a scarf in green, this piece does not open.

Provenance: From the Private Collection of Joel A. Katz, Atlanta, Georgia.

Largest doll approx. h. 8", dia. 4". Music box h. 10", w. 6.25", d. 2.75".