Lot Essay
A spa toilet-box with very similar decoration from the BASF Lacquer Museum, Cologne, was exhibited in Oriental and European Lacquer from the BASF Lacquer Museum, Cologne, London, 1977, p. 121, no. 199.
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CIRCA 1750, IN THE STYLE OF PHILIPS WOUWERMAN (CIRCA 1619-1668)
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A LOUIS XV SPA GRISAILLE CASKET
Circa 1750, in the style of Philips Wouwerman (circa 1619-1668)
Of waved rectangular form, painted overall en grisaille with a courtly couple returning on horseback from a day's hawking, a pair of peasants by the side of the road, in an extensive picturesque landscape, the hinged top enclosing a red-painted interior
3.1/8in. (7.5cm.) high, 5in. (14cm.) wide
Circa 1750, in the style of Philips Wouwerman (circa 1619-1668)
Of waved rectangular form, painted overall en grisaille with a courtly couple returning on horseback from a day's hawking, a pair of peasants by the side of the road, in an extensive picturesque landscape, the hinged top enclosing a red-painted interior
3.1/8in. (7.5cm.) high, 5in. (14cm.) wide