A SET OF TEN ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC STYLE POLYCHROME-PAINTED APOTHECARY BOXES AND COVERS
A SET OF TEN ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC STYLE POLYCHROME-PAINTED APOTHECARY BOXES AND COVERS

19TH CENTURY

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A SET OF TEN ITALIAN NEOCLASSIC STYLE POLYCHROME-PAINTED APOTHECARY BOXES AND COVERS
19th Century
Each of oval form, cream-painted, decorated with a spray of flowers, centered by a Roman numeral cartouche
5½in. (14cm.) high, 14¾in. (38cm.) wide, 7½in. (19cm.) deep (10)
Literature
Anonymous. 'They Live in an ex-Movie Studio'. Vogue, April 15, 1957, p. 123.
Geran, Monica. 'Anthony Michael Duquette'. Interior Design, December 1997, p. 13.
Geran, Monica. 'Fantasia: The matchlessly magic, fabulous, and forever timeless creations of California designer Tony Duquette'. Interior Design, April 1999, p. 199.

Lot Essay

The offered lot was acquired by Duquette in 1947 while on a trip to Verona