Wig box
European varnish
Dimensions : W. 30; D. 22; H. 10 (cm.)
France, second half of the 18th century
Elegant box in European varnish, richly decorated with pagodas and luxuriant vegetation in shades of gold and carmine. Charming gilt fittings.
A fine piece of work expressing the taste for elsewhere in the 18th century, in parallel with the pieces imported by the East India companies and sold by the haberdashery merchants...
Condition report: minor wear