Antique Folk Art Box with Gilded Carved Decoration tote bag has not been cleaned

has not been cleaned

Box measures 7 7/8" x 4" x 1 1/4"

to greet one at breakfast-time

almost jumping off of the paper

I really love these wire baskets

Antique Folk Art Box with Gilded Carved Decoration tote bag has not been cleanedI love a chip carved tramp art box with lots of stacked layers, but I also love a more unusual hand carved box with a tramp y flavor, which is how I think of this one. The interlacing braided lattice pattern is all hand done, quite a skillful and laborious effort, then painted gold, which is still bright but mellowed some over what Id guess is about 100 years. The interior is lined in what appears to be hand printed paper, with a silver and gold