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Very Rare Lacquer Box with Hand Painting of Black Musicians
1800s, Black Lacquer Box with Hand Painted Multicolor Scene of 5 Black Musicians, Very Rare, Choice Extremely Fine.
This fabulous, 3.25" round, black lacquer box is decorated with a hand-painted scene of 5 black musicians standing in an urban or village street. This very rare scene, painted in red, green, blue, black, white and various shades of brown, may represent a scene in America or perhaps the West Indies. In this delightful scene, one man plays a drum, one a French Horn, another a trombone, and a boy plays the flute. A spectacular piece of miniature painting.
Very Rare Lacquer Box with Hand Painting of Black Musicians
1800s, Black Lacquer Box with Hand Painted Multicolor Scene of 5 Black Musicians, Very Rare, Choice Extremely Fine.
This fabulous, 3.25" round, black lacquer box is decorated with a hand-painted scene of 5 black musicians standing in an urban or village street. This very rare scene, painted in red, green, blue, black, white and various shades of brown, may represent a scene in America or perhaps the West Indies. In this delightful scene, one man plays a drum, one a French Horn, another a trombone, and a boy plays the flute. A spectacular piece of miniature painting.
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Coins-Currency-Autographs-Americana
9:00 AM PT - May 15th, 2008
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Early American
P.O. Box 3507
Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067
Rancho Santa Fe CA 92067
