In the Tavern

The box shows as a large room in a Tavern in the 19th century in Russia.
There are about a dozen adults have sit at the table.Young man and one of the persons are just coming to the tavern. Most of the character are drinking tea from saucers, they are looks tired after th hard working day.
The composition is very well detailed, especially the faces! The shadows are very well painted too!
The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black oils is used to paint the exterior of the box while red lacquer completes the interior of the work.
The sides of the box are decorated with beautiful gold Byzantine-like filigree designs, which run parallel to gold beading.
A hinge is fastened to the top of the scene, and the box rests on a flat bottom. The work is signed with the artist's name and the year of 1998.