MID-CENTURY FIGURATIVE PAINTING ON HAVANA CIGAR BOX LID Hanging Lights Framed oil on board painting

Framed oil on board painting depicting the Venice Carnival

silverplate

The shaker has a aluminum cone cylinder which has a base that can be unscrewed and filled with ice

typical of Murano

Domed painted marriage box decorated with hearts and foliate decoration

MID-CENTURY FIGURATIVE PAINTING ON HAVANA CIGAR BOX LID Hanging Lights Framed oil on board paintingMid Century French expressive figurative study painted directly onto the lid of a Flor de Lobeto Habana cigar box. Depicting an elegant silhouetted figure poised before a line of shadowed spectators, suggestive of a fashion runway or theatrical presentation. The restrained palette and elongated form recall Mid Century fashion illustration. Mounted behind glass within a softly weathered carved wooden frame. The reverse retains the original Havana cigar