Hand Painted Papier Mache Eggs - Set of Three small metal box and then wonderful decorative forms

and then wonderful decorative forms down the middle: windmill-like shapes at the center of each side

and likely dates to the 1980s or so

acid-colored banded glaze

and I believe this one is French

executed on cream colored

Hand Painted Papier Mache Eggs - Set of Three small metal box and then wonderful decorative formsI think these papier mache eggs are mini masterpieces, and really love whoever made them. I think the female nude is my favorite, wrapping around the sides of the egg and surrounded by flames! But that clown is pretty terrific too, wavering between happy and sad. And the blue egg with three leafy stalks topped with what look a little like pinecones (?) are a nice complement to the other two. Fun in a bowl, or displayed in egg cups, or I'd think thread