EDO PERIOD (LATE 18TH - EARLY 19TH CENTURY)

PROPERTY FROM THE MIKE AND HIROKO DEAN COLLECTIONBR>
Four Lacquered Copper Tobacco Boxes
Edo period (late 18th - early 19th century)
The first rectangular copper box with hinged cover and canted corners decorated in gold hiramaki-e [low-relief lacquer] and inlays of mother-of-pearl against black lacquer, the cover depicting a scene of the Church of St. Jeroen in Noordwijk, underneath is the inscription Noortwyk op zee, surrounded by sprays of cherry blossom, the interior black lacquer

The second rectangular copper box with hinged cover and rounded corners inlaid in mother-of-pearl against black lacquer, the cover depicting a view of a port of Harlem from outside the city gates, framed by stylised flowers and foliage, the sides with flower sprays, the interior black lacquer with an inscription in gold lacquer that can be read:
Ter gedachtenis [In memory of] H.W. Kruger specht

The third rectangular copper box with hinged cover and rounded corners decorated in gold takamaki-e [high-relief lacquer], kinpun [sprinkled gold powder] and inlays of mother-of-pearl against black lacquer, the cover depicting a Dutch landscape, framed by stylised flowers and foliage, the sides with flower sprays, the interior black lacquer

The fourth rectangular copper box with hinged cover and rounded corners inlaid in mother-of-pearl against black lacquer, the cover depicting a landscape, the sides with bands of flowers and foliage, the interior black lacquer
12.9cm. to 13.8cm. wide

Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.