Lot of Antique German Powder Paint Pigments, Lustre Paint Blocks and More monogrammed tool fold lines

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until his death at the age of 55

though I might guess late 19th/early 20th c

Terrific patina to the outside box

1970s-80s or so

Lot of Antique German Powder Paint Pigments, Lustre Paint Blocks and More monogrammed tool fold linesI love finding things like this and so did the dealer I purchased this lot from, who had kept this lot in his own collection for 30 some years. Included are five German paint blocks for various shades of gold lustre (pale gold, bronze gold, etc), as well as two sealed glass bottle of oil (one of them clove oil) and two glass mixing pots. And then eight folded paper envelopes packed full with pure color pigment. Most appear never to have been opened