The sides with brass carry handles, the hinged lid decorated with an elliptical cartouche depicting Selene in her chariot, the interior of the lid with marbled paper above a fitted upper tray for glass mixing bowls, alabaster palette and sixteen miniature paint bottles, the base with a drawer, bearing retailer's label for Grandcher, Paris, 31cm wide, 28cm deep, 12.5cm high (12in wide, 11in deep, 4 1/2in high)