Antique Russian-Style Black Lacquer Box – Hand-Painted flowers and Butterfly (c.20th Century) isle of skye in producing pleasing traditional landscape

in producing pleasing traditional landscape watercolours

pieces like this were traditionally made as handicrafts using locally sourced cattle horn

dry fruit cutting tool and also other multiple uses as a kitchenware item

These balls have been left in their original

one very mild dent to the tin lid

Antique Russian-Style Black Lacquer Box – Hand-Painted flowers and Butterfly (c.20th Century) isle of skye in producing pleasing traditional landscapeA 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