Charmer of a Old Folk Art Box with Carved Cat on Top and Figures at Corners sculptural bottle and the paint on it

and the paint on it too--really quite an elegant structure in its way

I love his stoic-ness

brown and black--with thread matching the shade of the brown hair used for structure and securing

The cards measure 3 5/8" x 2 3/4" and are show some use--I think it's so much fun to picture these being performed with

really one of my favorite things I've found

Charmer of a Old Folk Art Box with Carved Cat on Top and Figures at Corners sculptural bottle and the paint on itThe cat (lioness?) carved atop this box sold me on it at once, then I noticed the carved figural columns at the front corners icing on top! (or icing on the corners, as the case may be!) As folky as it gets, total delight. Looks like there was once an escutcheon plate over the keyhole at front, long gone, as is the key that might have locked it, but seems this lounging feline is poised to pounce on an intruder as needed! American, c. 1920s 40s I would