4, rue du Pas de la Mule – 75003 Paris tel. 01 42 78 42 81 25, rue Bonaparte – 75006 Paris tel. 01 40 51 76 64   Home:   www.peterhof.fr   Music Boxes - History    The Peterhof Gallery presents a collection of music boxes decorated with miniature paintings by artists trained in the greatest Russian schools of painting. The magnificent miniatures are combined with traditional tunes in such a way that the charming mechanical boxes sing of ages long past and of the magical world of fairytales. The illustrations that decorate the boxes often represent Christmas scenes or imaginary characters from favorite children's stories. The combination of these two typically Russian artistic styles transforms the music boxes into rich and precious decorations.   Copyright PETERHOF 2004-2009