Russian Doll Sets from HoneyPotGifts

Russian Doll Sets

Russian nesting dolls, or Matryoshkas, are world famous and have been made in Russia since the 1880's. Split the Russian Doll open, to reveal another one, split that open and reveal yet another, and so on. All HoneyPotGifts Russian Dolls are hand made and then hand painted in Russia from Russian Silver Birch or Lime Trees, and imported in to the UK by a Russian / Scottish family firm based in Scotland. Due to the hand made nature of our Russian Dolls, the colours and exact sizes will vary so they may not look exactly as they do in our photographs; you'll also see dark woodgrain marks and colour spots on some of the dolls. Most of our dolls are 5 piece sets, although we do have some 7 and 10 piece sets as well which you can see by clicking here. We also usually have a hand picked selection of dolls painted by the acclaimed and talented Russian doll artist Tanya Andreeva, who only ever paints a handful of each design and colour. The beauty and rarity of Tanya dolls makes them highly collectable, and we're the only website able to supply these dolls at present, our selection of her dolls is at the bottom of the page. Click here to see the Tanya Russian Dolls.

For more information on the history and manufacture of these beautiful dolls, see the panel at the bottom of this page or click this link to read about Russian Dolls now.

All Russian Doll sets are individually priced, all prices include P & P.

Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture Original Semyonov 5 doll set Height approx. 11 cm (Red top) Price £14.99 incl p&p	Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture Gypsy Lady 5 doll set Height approx. 16 cm Price £29.99 incl p&p	Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture Red & White Apron 5 doll set Height approx. 14 cm Price £19.99 incl p&p


Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture Girl with cat 5 doll set Height approx. 12 cm Price £29.99 incl p&p	Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture Girl with rabbits 5 doll set Height approx. 13 cm Price £29.99 incl p&p	Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture Girl with Ballilika 5 doll set Height approx. 15 cm Price £29.99 incl p&p Only 1 in stock at present


Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture Teddy Bear with blue scarf 5 doll set Height approx. 15 cm Price £34.99 incl p&p	Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture Teddy Bear with pink scarf 5 doll set Height approx. 15 cm Price £34.99 incl p&p	Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture Pink Winter Scene 5 doll set Height approx. 18 to 20 cm Price £23.99 incl p&p Only 1 in stock at present


	Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture British Royal Family 5 doll set One of two specially commisioned doll sets, this is the only one available for sale anywhere in the world. Depicting the Queen, Prince Phillip and Royal residences including Buckingham Palace, Balmoral, Windsor Castle and Holyrood House, this is a unique and highly collectible doll set for anyone interested in the British Royal Family. Height approx. 21 cm Price £450.00 incl p&p Only 1 available


Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture Red & blue freckled 7 doll set Height approx. 20 cm Price £62.99 incl p&p		Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture White 10 doll set with Coloured Butterfly design Height approx. 13 cm, available with yellow or red butterfly design. Price £49.99 incl p&p Only 1 set of White / Yellow at present White / Blue set is out of stock


Tanya Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture Russian Maiden 5 doll set by Tanya Andreeva, in ivory and peach matt finish Height approx. 13 cm Price £119.99 incl p&p Only 1 available	Dolls by Tanya Andreeva are much sought after, collected for their beauty and their rarity. These dolls are all handpainted by Tanya and so they really are completely unique, there are no more of these exact designs and colours available anywhere else. Tanya is reducing the number of dolls she produces, especially in the larger sizes, so there may not be many more opportunities to collect dolls from this famous artist. These 6 dolls were painted specially for HoneyPotGifts whilst Tanya was in England during August so they really are quite unique.	Tanya Nested Russian Doll Set Bigger picture Russian Maiden 5 doll set by Tanya Andreeva, in burgundy matt finish Height approx. 13 cm Price £119.99 incl p&p Only 1 available

Russian Dolls

The Matryoshka Story

Traditionally, Matryoshkas are wooden Russian nested dolls although the name is incorrectly given to other wooden dolls from Russia. They have been made since the 1880's, when a Russian merchant brought a bone carved image to Moscow from Japan. The image, of a Japanese sage called Fukuruma, nested several other images inside thus symbolising the everlasting chain of life. There are now 3 main centres of production, Sergiev Posad near Moscow and Semenov and Gorodetz in Nizhny Region.

The tradition of Matryoshka manufacture is based on skills passed from father to son, involving lots of hard work. The wood is either Russian Silver Birch or Lime, the trees being specially cut in early spring when the bark is partially removed before piling the logs to dry. The next step is to cut the logs to the correct length for each size of doll, following which they are cut to shape and hollowed out on a lathe. The surface is sanded to polish it, then painted and varnished using techniques which vary from region to region.

The traditional Matryoshka is a girl dressed in a sarafan and wearing a kerchief, the name comes from the Russian name Matryona. There are many designs and styles available nowadays, depicting both modern and traditional themes. They come in a range of sizes, with anything from 3 up to 15 or more nested dolls, although most of our sets at present are 5 pieces with a couple of 7 an 10 piece sets.

Tanya Dolls

The unique dolls produced by Tanya Andreeva are highly collectable, partly because of their quality and beauty and partly because of their rarity. Tanya only ever produces small numbers of each pattern and colour, all slightly different from each other. Born in the Eastern Russian city of Magadan, she graduated from Moscow University and worked as an industrial chemist in Sergiev Posad. Following the fall of the Soviet Union, many people struggled to earn a living and Tanya returned to her childhood love of painting to help support her family. Her skill and unique style made her work much sought after and she became a full time artist, something she had always dreamed of doing as a young girl. We're very happy to be able to offer her beautifully painted dolls whenever we have some available.

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