Two Boxed Sets of Watercolor Cakes, W.J. Reeves & Woodyer, London, England, 1800-1816

the larger box includes 24 colors and 7 porcelain mixing dishes, the smaller includes 12 colors; each box appears to retain its original paper label.

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Each of the watercolor cakes is impressed with a coat-of-arms on one side, and the other side is impressed: Reeves & Woodyer / Original Inventors / of Superfine Colours / & Manufacturers / to Her / MAJESTY.
These boxes are related to the Reeves & Woodyer box included in the pastel portrait of the girl in lot 256.