Handmade Papier Mache Russian Folk Doll in Lithuanian Costume art glass bottle with some light scratching to

with some light scratching to the surface of the glass and enamel

as if he's just woken from a nap

with the care and skill of their maker palpable

Seen as a symbol of perseverance and good luck

5 1/4" tall not measuring handle

Handmade Papier Mache Russian Folk Doll in Lithuanian Costume art glass bottle with some light scratching toI'm really taken with this little papier mache doll, so finely constructed and painted, and with a presence that far exceeds her diminutive stature (she feels rather like a tower of calm and composure!) I've learned that she is one of a set of 16 such dolls, handmade in Russia (in Moscow I believe) in the early 1960s, with traditional costumes representing all of the states of the Soviet Union at the time. She, in shades of white, blue and yellow,