A painted papier-maché lacquer Match-box

BY THE LUKUTIN FACTORY, 1855-1863

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A painted papier-maché lacquer Match-box
by the Lukutin Factory, 1855-1863
Oblong, on partly spreading sloped base, the hinged cover painted with three naked women in a Russian bath-house, red interior, marked inside cover
3¾in. (9.7cm.) long

Lot Essay

The scene on the cover is painted after the well-known 'Bath' plate published by C. Rechberg, Les Peuples de la Russie, Paris, 1812-1813.

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