Antique Folk Art Box with Gilded Carved Decoration european porcelain Weaving itself is in very

Weaving itself is in very good condition

with the frame tightly holding the slate with no wiggle

with a lovely presence

or just hanging on the wall

It's the cheerful yellow bird that really sold me

Antique Folk Art Box with Gilded Carved Decoration european porcelain Weaving itself is in veryI 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