Lot Essay
Compare with similar Spa boxes illustrated 'Oriental and European lacquer from the BASF lacquer museum, Cologne, 1977', plates 198-99.
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MID 18TH CENTURY
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A BELGIAN LACQUERED WOOD SPA BOX
MID 18TH CENTURY
Fitted with four smaller lidded boxes each painted with different spa resorts, the outer case inscribed 'LE MARCHE DE SPA ET LA FONTAINE MINERALLE DU POUHON', the sides painted with classical landscapes
7 5/8in. (19.2cm.)
And a Russian lacquered papier-mach/ae box, the cover painted with three figures eating and drinking at a table - 6in. (15cm.) wide (6)
MID 18TH CENTURY
Fitted with four smaller lidded boxes each painted with different spa resorts, the outer case inscribed 'LE MARCHE DE SPA ET LA FONTAINE MINERALLE DU POUHON', the sides painted with classical landscapes
7 5/8in. (19.2cm.)
And a Russian lacquered papier-mach/ae box, the cover painted with three figures eating and drinking at a table - 6in. (15cm.) wide (6)
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