SENNELIER SOFT PASTELS "The King" SET: 525 PASTELS IN A LUXURY WOOD BOX

This is one of the Last sets of 525 we have at this price! This is a Unique opportunity to acquire the ultimate and most prestigious Artist quality soft pastel set in the market offered at an exceptional price. 525 different colors, 525 of the best existing pastels. Its name "The King" says it all: this set is the reference against which few dare to be compared. All the sets we offer are new, in their original box, genuine Sennelier sets. The set comes in a luxury genuine rare wood, dove tailed, with three independent drawers. A piece of art by itself! At the end of the XIXth century, Gustave Sennelier developed the Sennelier range of extra soft "à l'écu" pastels. This collection created the largest chromatic pastel spectrum. The collection was further developed in 1948 and at the beginning of the new millennium. Gustave Sennelier opened the doors of the Maison Sennelier at 3 Quai Voltaire in 1887. This Parisian landmark faces the Louvre on the Left BankLeft BankLeftBank, just around the corner from the École des Beaux Arts. Artists like Cézanne, Gauguin, Monet, Bonnard, Soutine, Picasso, Modigliani, Kandinsky, and Dali made this place a historic rendez-vous. A place where the most celebrated names could find the finest colors available for artists. Sennelier circles the globe to find classic pigments such as cobalt, cadmiums and Italian earths that possess qualities that are both beautiful and unique. Rare and precious pigments such as genuine cinnabar, lapis lazuli, gamboge, malachite, verdigris, and bismuth white are the jewels of the Sennelier collection, as well as exquisite natural colorants such as madder and indigo. Sennelier offers a veritable treasure chest of legendary painting mediums. The colors are so pure that one would believe that they have been directly taken from nature. Start painting with the tools Degas used; dream like Dali; be the next Modigliani . . .They all used the Sennelier pastels! This set is the ULTIMATE GIFT for an inspired Artist! THE COMPLETE SET OFFERED: Exquisite deluxe genuine wood dove-tailed box with leather handles. 3 genuine wood removable drawers each containing 175 pastels in separate partitions. 525 x 2 3/4" (69mm) Extra Fine Pastels in an superb assortment of colors. Most complete assortment in the world. Sennelier Soft Pastels brochures

THE COLORS IN THE SET: 525 Artist quality colors: NOTE: Rendering of the magnificent colors and subtle variations is impossible on Internet. One of the ingredients is one of the finest chalk known in the world: the "Craie Champenoise", coming from the Champagne area of France (the Champagne is matured in the same craie caves!) coming from the Champagne area of France (the Champagne is matured in the same craie caves!) coming from the same area of France which makes the best bubble drink known!. Unlike other pastels, Sennelier pastels are pure pigment, giving the maximum lightfastness and do not contain any clay, which dull the pastel's color. Dimensions: 29 x 18 x 5" (74 x 46 x 12.5 cm) Weight: 28 pounds ~ 40 pounds when packed. A MASTER PIECE REFERENCE SET!

The Set is brand new, fresh from the manufacturer (Sennelier). The box and accessories are new and in perfect condition. The set comes with its original documentation.

THE SET WITH 2 OF THE 3 DRAWERS REMOVED: DETAILS OF THE EXQUISITE WOOD DOVE-TAILED BOX (29 x 18 x 5"): THE COMPLETE SET: NOTE: Each pastel raw is protected by a foam cover.