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A Dutch satinwood and ebonized tea caddy with four carved wood and cut paper dioramas 'Bavelaartjes'

LATE 18TH CENTURY

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A Dutch satinwood and ebonized tea caddy with four carved wood and cut paper dioramas 'Bavelaartjes'
Late 18th century
The casket of flattened octagonal section, the top and front inlaid with carved wood and cut paper 'jasperware' style dioramas, depicting: two figures fishing by a mill; a floral trophy; a hen and chicks by a birdhouse; and a bird's cage, the hinged cover enclosing a removable lid and foil-lined interior
11.3 cm. high x 15.4 cm. wide x 9 cm. deep
Together with an English tortoiseshell tea caddy, of octagonal section, early 19th century - 13 cm. high; a Dutch tortoiseshell spoonbox, of rectangular shape, early 19th century - 15.5 cm. wide; and an English coloured wax portrait relief showing probably the bust of Commander Richard Henn, second quarter 19th century - 18.5 cm. high x 16.5 wide (frame) (4)

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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Lot Essay

'Bavelaartjes' are small dioramas, carved in wood or bone, placed behind glass, often depicting landscapes or genre scenes. Famous for making this kind of pieces from the late 18th century onward was the Bavelaar family from Leiden. Their family-name eventually became the general name used for this kind of objects. Cf. I.W.L. Moerman and J.Th.A. Peskens, Leven in Miniatuur. Bavelaar's, Kijkkastjes, Zutphen 1990.
P.W. Hartmann, Meisterwerke filigraner Schnitzkunst, in: Die Kunst, Heft 12, 1986, pp. 918-923.
B. van Mesdag, Life in Miniature. The work of Cornelis Bavelaar, in: Country Life, 23.8., 1979, pp. 544-545.

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