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Delightful compact easel/ drawing-box
with painted decoration circa 1830
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Reference: wb 110
Description:
It is expertly painted. On the top is a bouquet of roses and anemones
the confident brush strokes depicting the texture of the blooms and the
light dancing on the petals. The top lifts and opens and is supported
on a hinged riser. The inside is painted with a bird which looks like a
partridge sitting in a basket
of carnations the whole framed by a vine with grapes. Underneath there
is a drawer for drawing implements. The quirky subject allows us a
glimpse of the personality of the first owner who either commissioned
the piece or perhaps decorated it.
A rare gem with personality, period, and style.
Origin: United
Kingdom
Circa: 1830
Materials: Painted
maple.
Size: 16.2cm by 24.5cm by 4.7cm: 6.3 inches by 9.7 inches by
1.7inches. Condition: Very
good overall. the easel is a later replacement.
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The subject of the decoration
is in perfect harmony with the purpose of the box stand and as it was
designed to be easily transported to the place of drawing and painting
from direct observation.
See: 18th and 19th Century Boxes, Style Materials and Methods © 1999 Antigone Clarke and Joseph O'Kelly
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On the top is a bouquet of
roses and anemones the confident brush strokes depicting the texture of
the blooms and the light dancing on the petals.
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On the top is a bouquet of
roses and anemones the confident brush strokes depicting the texture of
the blooms and the light dancing on the petals. It opens up and is supported
by an easel.
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The anemones
the confident brush strokes depicting the texture of the blooms and the
light dancing on the fine petals.
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Detail: partridge
in a basket of carnations. |
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The inside is painted with a bird sitting in a basket
of carnations the whole framed by a vine with grapes.
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The whole framed by a vine
with grapes.
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Underneath there is a drawer
for drawing implements.
The easel is a later
replacement.
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Please click on images to enlarge
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The sides are decorated with an oak branch complete with acorns.
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