Moscow Souvenirs and Collectors Items

VERNISSAGE AT IZMAYLOVO
A large outdoor market with a rich selection of antique and folk art, paintings, jewelry and toys. Open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat&Sun till 5 p.m. 4 IzmaylovskyPr. T: 166-4118. M: Izmaylovsky Park.

GZHEL
Porcelain, ceramics, majolica. Original and mass-produced works. China, souvenirs, decorative articles, fountains, fire places, folk art. Open Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-7 p.m. 2/12 Ul. Sadovaya-Samotechnaya. T: 299-2953/1892. M: TsvetnoyBoulevard.

THE WORLD OF NEW RUSSIANS (Mir Novykh Russkikh)
Souvenirs with contemporary themes. Gzhel, Palekh, Khokhloma, Zhostovo, wooden toys from Bogorodskoye. (Cards: V, MC/EC, AE, JCB, DC). Open 10 a.m.-9 p.m. 36 Ul. Arbat. T: 241-5729. M: Smolenskaya or Arbatskaya.; 2 Berezhkovskaya Nab., Radisson Slavjanskaya Hotel. T: 941-8082. M: Kievskaya.

MERCURY
Jewelry and watches. (Cards: all). Open 11 a.m.-10 p.m.—31 Kutuzovsky Prosp. T: 249-4363. M: Kutuzovskaya.; 1 Manezhnaya Pl., Okhotny Ryad Shopping Complex. T: 737-8418. M: Okhotny Ryad. Open 11 a.m.-11 p.m.—2 Berezhkovskaya Nab., Radisson Slavjanskaya Hotel. T: 941-8929. M: Kievskaya.

SWATCH
Watches and clocks. (Cards: MC, V). Open 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-8 p.m.—3 Krasnaya Pl., GUM. T: 929-3098. M: Ploshchad Revolyutsii. Open11 a.m.-9 p.m.—16 Tverskaya Ul., “Actor” Gallery. T: 935-7763. M: Pushkinskaya.; 14 Stoleshnikov Per., Baza-14. T: 733-9201. M: Teatralnaya/Okhotny Ryad.

EL NOBLE CIGARRO
Tobacco boutique. Cigars, tobaccos, pipes, lighters, humidors, accessories. Discount cards. (Cards:V, V Electron, MC/EC, Maestro, Union). 18/1 Olympiysky Prosp., Renaissance Penta Hotel (cigars kept in private cells ofhumidor room). T: 931-9872. Open 9 a.m.-2 p.m.&2:30- 9 p.m. M: Prospekt Mira.; 150 Prosp. Mira, Cosmos Hotel. T: 234-1033. Open 24 hrs. M: VDNKh.

SHON
The antiques gallery of the Museum of Oriental Art. Russia’s only gallery selling artworks of Eastern countries, including Chinese and Japanese porcelain, Japanese engravings, paintings on scrolls, rugs, national costumes and adornments, ivories, carved woods, furniture. Also on display are Russian and West European antiques: sculpture, bronzes, paintings, furniture, clocks. Open Mon-Fri 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat till 6 p.m. 12a Nikitsky Blvd., Museumof Oriental Art, 1st floor. T: 291-4579/9739. M: Arbatskaya.

NIZHEGORODSKIYE UZORY (Nizhny Novgorod Designs)
Folk art items: Khokhloma, Gorodets carving, Kazakovo filigree, Semenov matryoshkas, Zhostovo, Don region faience; ceramics, articles made of birch bark, adornments of bones, embroidery, cotton and flax articles embroidered institches, weaving. Open Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat till 6 p.m. 52/16 Ul. Zemlyanoy Val (entrance from 16 Bernikovskaya Nab.). T: 915-3360/2829. M: Taganskaya or Kurskaya.

SEMENOV PAINTING
Traditional Russian souvenirs. Open 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.&1-6 p.m. 5/6 Ul. Bolshaya Dmitrovka, bldg. 5. T: 921-0394, 928-5163. M: Okhotny Ryad/Teatralnaya.

LA CASA DEL HABANO
Tobacco boutique. Humidors, accessories. Open 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 1/2 Nab. Tarasa Shevchenko. T: 243-4220. M: Kievskaya.

RUSSKAYA BRONZA
Bronze castings. Open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 4/6 Ul. Kibalchicha. T: 283-1152. M: VDNKh.

GELOS
Include a shop-salon, art and antiques gallery, museum, cafe, and also Massandra vintage wines hall. Central shop-salon: masterpieces of painting, icon painting, decorative & applied art, furniture, pictures, Gardner porcelain, porcelain from the Emperor’s Porcelain Factory, silver (incl. Faberge and Ovchinnikov), and bronze of the 17th-20th centuries. Collector’s auctions (Wed&Fri). Open 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun till 5 p.m. 2/6, 1st Botkinsky Proyezd.T: 946-0977 (www.gelos.ru). M: Dynamo.

ROSTOV FINIFT
Enamel earrings, bracelets, rings and brooches from Rostov Veliky. Folk art. Open 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Sun till 6 p.m. 5 Ul. Vozdvizhenka. T: 291-1376. M: Biblioteka Imeni Lenina.

CONSUL
Jewelry and watches. (Cards: V, V Electron, DC, MC/EC, JCB, Maestro). Open 10 a.m.-9 p.m. 49 Ul. Arbat. T: 241-7196. M: Smolenskaya.

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