Russia is long renowned for its famed miniature lacquer boxes decorated with icons, religious subjects and or their famous fairytales.
This box has been specially construed of a sturdy resin (with the look of a finely made lacquered box) and lined to safely hold eyeglasses or any other use you think of. The boxes at the are either black or dark blue; the bottom and some sides have a random design in a coordinating color. Please note, this random design is not visible when the box is displayed.
The box has a decoupage Byzantine Cross ornamentation framing a traditional icon. The artisans then add a "hand painted" ornamental boarder as found on the finest lacquer boxes.
ICON - The Virgin the Loving Mother. A long venerated image of the Chris Child with the Blessed Mother.
Icon is decoupage - gold detail around icon is hand painted
Faux velvet lining inside - 6 1/2 Inch x 2 1/2 Inch - about 1 inch depth
Made in Russia.