ITEM: Beautiful Russian lacquer box with a mother of pearl background and hand painted winter scene. 

MATERIAL: Russian Lacquer Boxes are made from an art form known as Papier-Mache, a type of cardboard that is made from layers of glued paper boiled in linseed oil and then carefully dried and primed.

DIMENSIONS: 5.5" inches long by 3.25" inches wide by 1.25" inches deep