Null Chipwood box with lion and bear softwood. Oval body. Polychrome painting. L…
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Chipwood box with lion and bear softwood. Oval body. Polychrome painting. Lid plate with lion threatening a bear sitting on a tree and banner: "If you come back to earth/ you shall be torn apart immediately." Surrounding wreaths on the wall with stylized, shaded branches and flowers over a yellow background, framed by orange ribbons. Signs of wear due to age. L. 45.5 cm, w. 30.5 cm, h. 19 cm. Provenance: largest North German private collection of chipboard boxes, exhibited at the Schloss Museum Wolfenbüttel in 1999. A Thuringian chipboard box with a lion threatening a bear. Age-related signs of use. Thuringia. 1st half of the 19th century.

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Chipwood box with lion and bear softwood. Oval body. Polychrome painting. Lid plate with lion threatening a bear sitting on a tree and banner: "If you come back to earth/ you shall be torn apart immediately." Surrounding wreaths on the wall with stylized, shaded branches and flowers over a yellow background, framed by orange ribbons. Signs of wear due to age. L. 45.5 cm, w. 30.5 cm, h. 19 cm. Provenance: largest North German private collection of chipboard boxes, exhibited at the Schloss Museum Wolfenbüttel in 1999. A Thuringian chipboard box with a lion threatening a bear. Age-related signs of use. Thuringia. 1st half of the 19th century.

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