Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN

COLLECTION OF LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PEN CASES - Ca. 19th - 20th century AD. A collection of three lacquered papier-mâché pen cases, each of elongated, rounded-rectangular form with a sliding cover. The exteriors are richly painted in polychrome with foliate cartouches and alternating figural panels - courtly episodes, landscape vignettes and portrait roundels. Each opens to a long inner tray for writing implements.Size: 35-40mm x 235-235mm; Weight: 265gProvenance: Private UK Collection.