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Priest And His Servant Balda Collector Plate

By RUSSIAN ARTIST OLEG VLADIMIROVICH LIMITED EDITION WITH COA

The Priest and His Servant Baldà is seventh in a series of the “Russian Legends” collection.  The artist Oleg Vladimirovich is a Master artist of Palekh.   Only a chosen few of the painters trained in the ancient village Palekh ever earn the title of Palekh Master.

Amid the carnival atmosphere of the marketplace, young Baldà proposes a most unusual bargain:  He will work for the priest, plough his fields, and feed the old nag, chop wood for the stove and light the fire.  In return he will receive a bed and his fill of boiled wheat to eat.  At the end of a year, Baldà will expect not a single ruble for his efforts, instead he will give the priest three raps on the head.

This plate is 7 ½ inches wide, was limited to 195 days of firing, made in 1989, Bradex Number 60-V25-1.7, comes with an English and Russian explanation of the scene also comes with the Certificate Of Authentication.  Unique gift for him or her.

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