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Green Bridal Trunk with Metalwork & Naive Ship Painting
Ref: 5267
Two for the price of one here, an Ottoman bridal box or pine trunk in original green paint, and with decorative metalwork and studs, a central abstract shape flanked by mihrab forms, an appealing enough example of antique European folk art in itself. But in this part of Europe dowry boxes were often decorated on the insides of the lids with painting of a joyful nature and sometimes with boats, done in naive style, here the painting of a three masted steamboat bordered by flowers is particularly well executed and with delightful fresh colouring.
Eastern Aegean c.1880
H: 48cm (18.9in)
W: 78cm (30.7in)
D: 48cm (18.9in)
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