Vintage Russian Oil on Board Still Life with Melon, Apples, Grapes frog pattern This interlocking design is rendered

This interlocking design is rendered in black on the top and sides of the box's lid against an allover field of incised pin-prick like marks

or city blocks or just walls of pure pattern with these is pretty vast--and any way one arranges them

First photo includes all pieces-- a total of 41

The same design is painted on both sides

very unusual set

Vintage Russian Oil on Board Still Life with Melon, Apples, Grapes frog pattern This interlocking design is renderedI purchased this directly from a seller in Russia when it was still winter, but it finally showed up on a 90 degree day, which seems just right, as cool grapes and juicy melon are about the only things that seem appealing at the moment. It is unsigned and the artist not known, but clearly they knew how to paint, and this really jumps right off the wall. Bright and crisp with a coat of varnish over the paint which gives shine to the surface. 15 5 8" w