Russia

The following is the seller's description:

"RUSSIAN LACQUERED BROOCH

Beautiful Hand Painted Nativity Scene!

RARE AND UNIQUE!!

This  is a beautiful hand-made and hand-painted lacquered brooch.  For many years, various villages in Russia were known as seats of icon painting.  After the 1917 Revolution, icon painting was forbidden in the atheist state and former masters of icon painting had to switch to decorative boxes and brooches from papier-mache.  However, they continued to use the old Russian tradition.

The brooch on which you're bidding is round.  It is 2" across.  It has a painting of the Nativity - Mary, Joseph and the Baby Jesus with animals looking on.  It is signed with the name of the artist."