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Are these of any value? or do I gift them?

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Are these of any value? or do I gift them?

They were identified for you in your first thread:

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Collectibles-Art/Nesting-Dolls/m-p/33427440#M153005

 

It is a nice, and rather unusual set, older, and this is certainly the season for them since The Nutcracker Suite is a Christmas classic.  Some research on sets of this quality and age will give you an idea of value.  They are definitely worth listing for sale.

 

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Thank you Maxine for your time. I have researched for hours I cannot find anything else like them. Do you have an idea of the age? thank you again for your time.

 

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I don't think you can expect to find an exact match. All you can do is look for comparables.   Sometimes you just have to wing it:  Find the nearest comparable, price yours well above that, wait to see if it finds a buyer; if it doesn't, relist at a lower price.


I'm sorry but I cannot tell you when the set was made, only that it has some age on it.

 

I can tell what I found using Lexilogos, which I recommended to you:
Щелкунцик  =  Nutcracker
ФИЩУК  =  Fishchuk (and that is the Russian surname of, I assume, the artist)

 

This is doubtless significant, but I do not know what it is:Unknown7.jpeg

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The set of 10 Russian, post Soviet edition matrioshkas dolls of opera Щелкунчик (Nutcracker) by Piotr Tchaikovsky made by woodwork or papier mache artel and handwork by artist Fishchuk.

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It cannot be very cheap, but cannot be very expensive either, i think...

I cannot find similar set at google...

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They would make a lovely gift to a ballet, music, or Christmas lover. How thoughtful of you. 

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