FOR SALE THIS WEEK ON EBAY

As well as the shell casing listed for 'Shell Casing of the Week, here is a lovely item that, although not Trench Art, I thought might be of interest to the artists and collectors of antique art supplies.

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330766605813?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649#ht_17395wt_1270

ANTIQUE 1887 FRENCH WOODEN ARTIST PAINT BOX ORIGINAL KEY PAINTS ACCESSORIES click picture to enlarge click picture to enlarge

IN THIS AUCTION WE HAVE ON OFFER A STUNNING ANTIQUE FRENCH 1887 WOODEN ARTIST BOX WITH ORIGINAL KEY AND ACCESSORIES IN EXCELLENT CONDITION I SOURCED THIS FANTASTIC ANTIQUE ARTISTS BOX FROM AN ANTIQUES DEALER IN PARIS ON MY RECENT VISIT IT IS IN FANTASTIC ORIGINAL CONDITION ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE ORIGINAL PAINTS ARE LEAKING OIL OR RESIN THE BEAUTIFULLY WORKED DEDICATION ON THE INTERIOR LID READS: F de MALLET JANVIER 1887 AND A GORGEOUS DECORATION OF FLOWERS AND A BUTTERFLY ALL OF THE ACCESSORIES PICTURED WOULD APPEAR TO BE CONTEMPORARY TO THE BOX ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE THE PALLET IS ASSOCIATED RATHER THAN ORIGINAL THE SOME OF THE PAINTS ARE BY: MAISON ANGE OTTOZ ET HENRY BERTAUX, 58, RUE DE CLICHY THE LIDS ARE EMBOSSED: V.F.K. BAGNOLET THE SHOULDERS OF THE PAINT TUBE ARE EMBOSSED: F. LEFEBVRE. PARIS OTHERS ARE MARKED: L. BECHARD, 12, RUE RICHER, PARIS THE LIDS ARE EMBOSSED: L. CHERRIER. PARIS THE SHOULDERS ARE EMBOSSED: *LEPOT GUIBERT & Cie* PARIS THERE IS A MINOR CRACK TO THE TOP AS CAN BE SEEN NEXT TO THE SCREW IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS THE BASE IS COMPOSITE PIECES OF WOOD AND THESE HAVE SLIGHTLY SEPARATED HOWEVER THIS DOES NOT IMPEDE THE FUNCTION OR AESTHETIC OF THIS FANTASTIC ANTIQUE BOX THE ORIGINAL LOCK AND KEY ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL BRASS HOOK AND EYE CATCHES WORK PERFECTLY AND TIGHTLY THE BRASS CARRY HANDLE IS IN PERFECT CONDITION THERE IS NO MAKERS MARK TO EITHER THE BOX OR TO THE LOCK HOWEVER I BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A WELL MADE AND EXPENSIVE ITEM IN ITS DAY WITH THE PARIS ACCESSORIES THE WHOLE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BOX IS SOLID DOVETAILED WOOD AND IS AN ABSOLUTE DELIGHT TO HOLD I HAVE NOT EVEN POLISHED IT THE SHEEN OF THE VARNISH IS ABSOLUTELY ORIGINAL AND AS FOUND THE INTERIOR TRAY WOULD CLEAN UP BEAUTIFULLY WITH LITTLE EFFORT DIMENSIONS CAN BE FOUND IN PHOTOGRAPHS THIS WOULD MAKE A PERFECT PRESENT AND IS STILL PERFECTLY FITTED FOR ITS ORIGINAL PERPOSE IT WOULD ALSO BE A FANTASTIC ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION OF ART ACCESSORIES PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME FOR FURTHER INFORMATION art_ect@yahoo.co.uk THERE ARE 27 TUBES OF PAINT IN TOTAL 18 OF WHICH HAVE LEGIBLE OR PART LEGIBLE PAPER LABLES, THESE INCLUDE; NOIR D’IVOIRE CENABRE VERT FONCE OCRE JAUNE LAQUE VERT BLANC D’ARGENT VERMILLON DE CH….. ………ROUGE LAQUE CARMINEE OCRE ROUGE BITUME?? CADMIUM FORTE BRUN DE ….. SIENNE BRULEE ROUGE INDIEN BLEU DE COBALT SIENNE NATURELLE BRUN ROUGE