Matryoshka Nesting Dolls:
The first Russian nesting doll (matryoshka) was born in 1890 in the workshop "Children's Education" situated in Abramtsevo estate new Moscow. The owner of Abramtsevo was Sava Mamontov - industrialist and a patron of the arts.

Russian wooden dolls within smaller dolls were called matryoshka. In old Russian among peasants the name Matryona or Matriosha was a very popular female name. Scholars says this name has a Latin root "mater" and means "Mother". This name was associated with the image of of a mother of a big peasant family who was very healthy and had a portly figure.


 I also love the hand Painted wooden eggs, lacquered boxes and Samovars.
I can't leave out Amber..................... either jewelry or in the rough.





I have to take some images of the nesting dolls and my Samovar(coffee pot)
it has I think 8 medals and a few awards stamped into them which by the way
the medals look just like the coins so when I find some images I will post them later.













This is Amber with a fly or butterfly inside.......pretty cool
Its not Copal because I had it tested

Very cool! My Dad came from Russia so I too have a thing for stuff from there. I have little Russian trinkets all over but nothing as neat as your stuff.

Very cool. My brother is the family historian, he has traced my family back to the 1400s. It seems my great great grandmother was from Russia, but we are having a hard time finding any information about her. It would appear highly likely that she was actually from White Russia- Belarus--but it's just unknown. The problem is that we don't have an exact spelling for her last name.

What we DO know, is that (I can't recall now) either her father or her husband drove the carriage when the Czar visited their city. Pretty sure it was her father.

It's amazing, my mom's side is fairly easily traceable, we have traced it back to the early 1700s in Italy, which is when they started keeping records, and on her other side, we've traced it back to the early 1800s. My dad's side though is much tougher. One side has been traced back to the 1400s, while the other side, we can't even trace back to the start of the 1900s!

Wow, Stephanie those are beautiful. I always loved the Russian lacquered eggs. The necklace and amber ornament are also very nice. Thanks for sharing.

~Daniel

Thanks, I have a few more Russian items that I need to image and post

Thanks, I have a few more Russian items that I need to image and post

Thanks for the heads up. Can't wait to see them  .

Don't tell us you have a Faberge egg!

Don't tell us you have a Faberge egg!

Oh, I guess I forgot to tell you I have this one

Incredible! That's a beautiful carriage. Is that supposed to be the Tsar's imperial coach? Either way, it's nicely crafted. Thanks again for sharing this.

~Daniel.

Hey Stefanie, that one's nice, it would look great next to "mine"-



 

In all seriousness, what a great piece of history that would be to own.  Got an extra $20-30 million?