Ivory or the fascination with erotic painting.

An intricately carved ivory box with complex patterned carving in an oval shape, featuring concentrically arranged, elliptical decorative lines. The box has a hinged, folding lid. Inside the lid, there is an erotic scene depicted in delicate polychrome painting. A man dressed in black clothing, wearing a headpiece and sporting a black mustache, seduces a young lady in a rococo-style pink-and-blue dress while she drinks coffee. Tempera on ivory. The painting is set under glass, with a brass frame. Height 2 cm, 9 cm x 6 cm. CITES certificate included. Ivory box with erotic painting from Southern Germany. CITES certificate included. Southern Germany. Mid-18th century.