TIN OF WATERCOLOUR CAKES, with dipper

Tin of watercolour cakes with dipper. Tin with black exterior and white interior is in two parts, a lid and base. Sliding lid is hinged and opens to reveal a palette which can be accessed through a dipper opening on the exterior, a press down tin panel covers dipper when not in use. Black tin base with metal handle on one side, contains thirty nine watercolour cakes, most are either stuck onto or wedged into dividers in the bottom of tin but three are loose. Each water colour cake is contained in a small, white, rectangualr ceramic receptacle and variety of hues include blacks, browns, greens, blues, reds and yellows with one white cake. Also, two small packages wedged into dividers at one end of box base, are wrapped in foil with outer label of yellow and white paper. 'SL' in red print stamped over labelling, 'WINSOR & NEWTON'/ LONDON ENGLAND/ ?ISTS WATER COLOUR/ ?AD. YELL. PA?/ ?UNE DE CADIUM/ ?RILLO. DE CAIMO ?/ Made in England' in black print. Both labels are same except full word, 'YELLOW' on labeled package closest to edge of tin base.

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