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19TH CENTURY
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Two German painted pine wedding boxes
19th Century
One with a brown ground decorated with floral trails, the oval lid decorated with an elegant couple in 18th Century dress, inscribed Ein schöner Baum, ein schöner Schatz/daß liebe ich, ein anderer haß - 17cm. high x 43cm. wide and 26.5cm. deep; The other with an ivory ground decorated with floral trails, the oval lid decorated with a couple strolling in a park landscape, inscribed Mein alles bist du mir,/nun wunscht ichs auch von dir, circa 1840 - 19cm. high x 49cm. wide x 34cm. deep (2)
19th Century
One with a brown ground decorated with floral trails, the oval lid decorated with an elegant couple in 18th Century dress, inscribed Ein schöner Baum, ein schöner Schatz/daß liebe ich, ein anderer haß - 17cm. high x 43cm. wide and 26.5cm. deep; The other with an ivory ground decorated with floral trails, the oval lid decorated with a couple strolling in a park landscape, inscribed Mein alles bist du mir,/nun wunscht ichs auch von dir, circa 1840 - 19cm. high x 49cm. wide x 34cm. deep (2)
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Christie's charge a buyer's premium of 20% (VAT inclusive) for this lot.