The beautiful Russian Lacquered Box "The Mermaid" was painted by the famous Russian Artist Sokolova from the village of Fedoskino. Sokolova is very famous for painting themes of the ocean and using very rich colors. Sokolova is famous and her art has been featured in many books and publications about Russian Lacquered Boxes. The size of this piece is 2.5" in diameter and 1" in height.