Antique Russian-Style Black Lacquer Box – Hand-Painted flowers and Butterfly (c.20th Century) dusk scene Condition – Honest age wear:

Condition – Honest age wear: varnish crackle and small marks to the wooden head

Poverty caused Williams to leave school at fourteen to work with her mother at a laundry

and although the artisan creates his work according to customary designs

Two hand painted Artone miniature character Jugs 5cm tall

buff earthenware body and the distinctive decorator’s cypher are all consistent with Poole Pottery’s mid-century production

Antique Russian-Style Black Lacquer Box – Hand-Painted flowers and Butterfly (c.20th Century) dusk scene Condition – Honest age wear:A beautiful hand painted black lacquer box featuring a spray of white daisies paired with a striking large golden butterfly, rendered with delicate veining and warm ochre tones. The floral work is finely executed, with soft shading, naturalistic stems and bright yellow centresan elegant decorative style closely associated with Russian and Eastern European lacquer traditions. The long, gently domed lid lifts to reveal a vivid orange red lacquer