History
Originally a wholesale company, we opened our first location in Alaska in 1991 in a corner of a shoestore. Currently we have the largest private collection of Russian Lacquer Miniatures, and are one of the largest Alaskan Native Art Stores in the nation.
Specialties
Museum-quality Russian lacquer boxes and matryoshka nesting dolls are two highlights of our shops and our website. As direct importers, we also offer a large and affordable selection of unique Russian folk art and handcrafts, such as amber jewelry and Zhostovo floral painted trays, brooches, boxes, and hair clips. Hand painted nesting dolls are priced from under $10 up to $3,000. Authentic Russian lacquer boxes, handcrafted from papier mache and hand painted by the specially trained artists of Fedoskino, Palekh, Mstera, and Kholui, are available from $69 to over $10,000. The Russian American Company is an authorized dealer of authentic Faberge jewelry including a selection of exquisite Faberge egg pendants in 18k gold with lustrous enamel and fine faceted diamonds. Our Alaska Gallery features authentic Native and Northwest Coast art, specializing in whalebone carvings, fossil ivory and mammoth tusks, traditional cedar carvings, baleen basketry and world-renowned knife-makers.