Russian Gifts, Souvenirs, Art, Jewelry & Collectibles

Liliana International provides a wide array of Russian Products, Gifts, and Souvenirs ranging from children's toys to museum quality pieces. Liliana International specializes in Russian Lacquer Boxes, Matryoshka Dolls, Antique Russian Icons, Amber and Semi-precious Stone Jewelry, Alexandrite and Demantoid stones, Russian Children's toys, Books, Hand-carved wooden Santas, Semi-precious jewelry and much more! Please come back soon, we are constantly adding new products, and have not yet added even a quarter of all our different products. More categories and products are coming soon!

Fedoskino, Palekh,Mstera and Kholui are known to connoisseurs around the world for their inimitable lacquer miniatures. Deeply rooted in history, this art form, along with traditional folk art, icon-painting, and the secular paintings of the mid-18th to late 19th centuries, is among the most splendid and distinctive of Russia’s artistic achievements. Browse through our gallery of over 250 different lacquered boxes painted by some of the most exclusive Russian artists. All boxes are 100% hand painted and hand made. Russian Lacquer Boxes make great gifts for any occasion and are a wonderful collection for anyone who is into fine art!

Fedoskino	Palekh	Mstera	Kholui

Amber is the fossilized resin of trees. Most amber is golden yellow to golden orange, but green, red, violet, and black amber have also been found. Transparent to translucent, it usually occurs as nodules or small, irregularly shaped masses, often with a cracked and weathered surface. Amber may contain insects and more rarely frogs, toads and lizards. Mostly moss, lichen or pine needles that were trapped millions of years ago while the resin was still sticky. Air bubbles may give amber a cloudy appearance, but heating in oil will clear this. When rubbed, amber produces a negative electrical charge that attracts dust. This is one way of determining whether the Amber is natural or not. Heating and pressing together scraps of amber form "Ambroid" which is a chapened version and generally looked upon as synthetic.

Amber has had a number of medicinal uses attributed to it, but today it is used almost exclusively for jewelry. Plastic, glass, synthetic resin, and other natural resins , like copa, are all imitators of Amber. The most famous despots of amber are in the Baltic region, particularly along the coasts of Poland, Russia, and Lithuania. All of our Amber is 100% natural Baltic Amber from Poland, Russia, or Lithuania. We do not carry any imitations of Amber, all of our Amber jewelry is hand-made using natural Amber, sterling silver, and other natural semi-precious stones. Browse through our large collection of Baltic Amber jewelry. We have rings, earrings, pendants, necklaces, beads, faceted beads, cabochons, brooches, carved figurines, and much more!

Amber Bracelets	Amber Brooches	Amber Earrings	Amber Jewelry Sets

Amber Necklaces	Amber Pendants	Amber Rings

The Russian icon enjoys universal recognition in the world of art. It’s spiritual charge and the artistic beauty – paradoxically close to the finest examples of contemporary art- attract the attention not only of amateurs but of all those seeking through art a means of elevating the spirit and promoting a moral renewal. In addition, a striking aspect peculiar to the Russian icon is its fascinating mysterious quality. The technique and symbolism of color generate questions which may be fully answered only by viewing the icon not solely as an object of aesthetic admiration but also as an element of ecclesiastical and religious life. Browse through our large variety of Antique Russian Icons and find a vast collection of various themes including themes such as: Christ the Pantocrator, Various Mother of God Icons, Nativity's, Entry to Jerusalem, Scenes from Christ's life and many more!

Antique Russian Icons

The Russian Matryoshka is a set of painted wooden dolls nestled into one another. The concept of the take-apart nesting doll was borrowed from a Japanese toy and then later further developed in Russia. In provincial Russia before 1917 the names Matryona or Matryosha were the most common female names derivesd from the Latin root "mater" (meaning "mother") creating the image of a solid, sturdy family matron. Today, Matryoshka remains a symbol of motherhood and fertility.

Until the late 1890's, the first Matryoshka dolls were manufactured in the Children's education workshoip in Moscow, later the Matryoshka began to be produced in Sergiev Pasad (Zagorsk), Maidan, Semyonov, Yoshkar-Ola, Kirov, and Nolinsk. Matryoshka dolls are made of linden birth, with the finer, hand-turned dolls being made of linden. The making of each doll requires intesnive labor provided by trained artists uniquely skilled at the particular art form.

We feature a great variety of Matryoshka dolls both unique and traditional styles. The unique dolls are painted by famous and exclusive artists, where as the traditional dolls are painted in very traditional Russian designs. The nesting dolls are great for collectors, enjoyers of the art, and for fun. Babushka dolls are great for children's toys, presents for people of all ages, and are an excellent collectors items.

Rolly Polly Dolls	Traditional Matryoshkas	Unique Matryoshkas	Religious Matryoshkas

Russian wooden Santas are hand-carved and hand-painted by very famous Russian Artists. These wooden masterpieces can get up to several feet in heigh and weigh up to 20 pounds! Russian Santas have been a major art form in Russian for many years. The Hand Carved Santas are extremely collectible and are featured in many books and galleries all over the world.

Russian Wooden Santas

Semi-precious Gemstone Jewelry

Books on Gems & Minerals	Books on Fairytales	Books on Nesting Dolls	Books on Russian Boxes

Collectible Russian Dolls

Russian Wooden Toys

Fabergé Style Egg Pendants