Vintage Charles Roberson & Co watercolour artists paint box & paint cakes c1870

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Vintage
"Charles Roberson"
Water Colour
Artists Paint Box.

This "Charles Roberson" "Department of Science and Art" watercolour box its' paint cakes and mixing palette are in "as found" condition.
The business was started in 1810 in London by Charles Roberson, the central London location of Long Acre because of its proximity to the artistic quarter of London and to the home of the Royal Academy, in Somerset House. Roberson was one of the most important colourmen in London. Among its customers were artists such as Turner, Whistler and Sargent, designers such as William Morris, William de Morgan and Walter Crane and the royal and famous including Queen Victoria, Lady Randolph Churchill and Winston Churchill.
The box is made of mahogany with a lift out tray.
The wood itself has taken on a lovely depth of colour and patina over the years, however, it does have scuffs, scratches and marks you would expect from the years of use.
The tray to the interior has its' original paint divisions for 10 paint cakes and a compartment for brushes.
Underneath the lift out tray is the original ceramic palette.
There is no key. ​
It has ten paint cakes, most appear to be by "Roberson" and some have been well used .
The palette has two repaired cracks, however, these do feel sturdy, there is some crazing too. It is marked with the manufacturers details and logo to the bottom.
I have tried to show the condition in the photographs.
The top of the lid is impressed with "Department of Science and Art, Reward".
Inside the lid the paper trade label and instructions are present, this does have staining, paint and marks, but still it is still legible.
The hinges are well attached and hold the lid open.
The box measures 22 cm (8 3/4 inches) long, 10 cm (4 inches) wide. It is 4.5 cm (1 3/4 inches) deep.

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