Antique Artists Paint Box - Reeves & Sons - With Contents

19th century

Sold by Opus Antiques

Description

A late 1800s mahogany boxed artists paint box. Inside the box on the underside of the lid is Reeves & Sons 113 Cheapside London. The company resided at this address between 1845 and 1890.

The box is full of paint blocks housed in ceramic blocks, tubes of paint, glass water dish, ceramic mixing palette stamped Reeves and sons, palette knife and old brush ends.

Underneath the main compartment, by taking out the locking pin is a drawer full of watercolour tint sheets from a previous owner along with a lovely ceramic palette stamped Reeves and sons.

There is also a working key.

C1880/90

Declaration

Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA973188

Dealers Notes

Own a piece of history

Description

A late 1800s mahogany boxed artists paint box. Inside the box on the underside of the lid is Reeves & Sons 113 Cheapside London. The company resided at this address between 1845 and 1890.

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The box is full of paint blocks housed in ceramic blocks, tubes of paint, glass water dish, ceramic mixing palette stamped Reeves and sons, palette knife and old brush ends.

Opus Antiques

fig 1. Antique Artists Paint Box - Reeves & Sons - with contents — fig 1. Antique Artists Paint Box - Reeves & Sons - With Contents

Underneath the main compartment, by taking out the locking pin is a drawer full of watercolour tint sheets from a previous owner along with a lovely ceramic palette stamped Reeves and sons.

There is also a working key.

C1880/90

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA973188

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