St. Petersburg's transformation from barren marshland into a center of Russian political, academic and cultural life began on May 27, 1703, when Czar Peter I founded the city as a grand capital for his expanding empire. Golden Cockerel honors this magnificent city with our "White Nights of St. Petersburg" matryoshka. Landmarks of this "Venice of the North" -- The Church of Our Saviour on the Spilled Blood, St. Isaac's Cathedral, The Stock Exchange and Rostral Columns, The Admiralty, and The Peter and Paul Cathedral/Fortress – decorate this specially created nesting doll. But you don't have to travel to Pitr for a souvenir of this famed city -- Order your very own "White Nights..." nesting doll!

Production Techniques: Hand Painting. This doll was carved in the Upper Volga region, and then delivered to the workshop in St. Petersburg, Russia. Once there, artists painstakingly hand paint every detail, beginning with backgrounds and moving to the finer elements that require a brush of very select Siberian squirrel hair. It is daunting to think of the time and talent invested in each of the nesting pieces! Finally, each doll is baptized in multiple layers of non-toxic water-based lacquer to make a marvelous matryoshka that will delight children and collectors. The bottom of the largest doll gets stamped with the "Made in Russia" mark of quality, initialed by the artist, and dated like a true collectible. We can only hope you will give it a good home.

Caution:
Small parts, not for children under 3 years.