M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES
& FINE ARTS
BRUNSWICK STOBWASSER-TYPE TOBACCO BOXES,
of PAPIER MACHE, and of COPPER
Germany, Early 19th Century
Johann Heinrich Stobwasser, b.
1740, under the patronage of the Duke of Brunswick, developed a new lacquer
product.
In 1772, the Stobwasser factory was opened in Berlin, producing mostly
boxes, mostly in papier mache, with a few on copper.
They secured the finest artists executing a high quality of portraiture, landscape and genre paintings, and finishing the paintings
with a high quality of varnish. These are known as Brunswick (Braunschweig) or Stobwasser boxes. There were several
generations of painters, and unless signed, it is often difficult to attribute them properly. One of the characteristics appearing
in Stobwasser boxes is not only the quality of painting, but the use of an iron red under-painting.
Please note : The images below are oversize for your inspection. Please see the sizes listed.
All details and flaws are exaggerated by
the larger size of depiction.
BRUNSWICK PAPIER MACHE TABLE SNUFF BOX,
Possibly by Stobwasser
1st Quarter of the 19th Century
Possibly by Stobwasser, the lacquered papier mache box of round form, the slightly domed lid finely painted with a horse-mounted
hunter following his hounds and a hare in an extensive landscape, the interior with gold over a red undercoating
Condition : Expected fine scratches to the surfaces; the verso with a chip to the lacquer
4-1/8" Diameter x 1" High
SOLD
#6249
BRUNSWICK PAPIER MACHE TABLE SNUFF BOX
1st Quarter of the 19th Century
Of lacquered papier mache, the rectangular form, the hinged lid with a thumb-lift, and painted with battling ships
and warriors in skiffs, the interior in black
Condition : Expected minor scratches and flakes; a small loss of lacquer to the verso
1-3/8" High x 4-3/8" Long x 2-3/4" Deep
SOLD
#6250
RARE BRUNSWICK ENAMEL ON COPPER SNUFF BOX
GEORGE III of England
1st Quarter 19th Century
The round lidded box with standaway hinge and thumb-lift, painted with a portrait of George III (England)
in ermine robes and before a green drapery and the Royal Arms, the lid with finely gadrooned rim,
the box exterior painted in scarlet enamel, the interior of black over an iron red underpainting
Condition : fine crazing to the enamel, with tiny enamel losses throughout; hinge in excellent condition
Note : Stobwasser is shown to have worked rarely on copper.
1-1/2" High x 3-1/4" Diameter
SOLD
#6251
BRUNSWICK PAPIER MACHE SNUFF BOX,
1st Quarter of the 19th Century
The round papier mache box finely painted depicting a shepherd with a flute tending his sheep, cows and a goat, before
a the ruins of a castle and a boat sailing on a lake
Condition : Fine crazing to the lacquer (more visible in the image than when holding the box); a small loss to the lacquer
verso
3/4" High x 2-7/8" High
SOLD
#6152
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