Vintage 1940s Lucky Strikes Tin with Custom Copper Cover functional ceramics I found this painted wood

I found this painted wood sculpture of a seal or sea lion balancing a ball at the estate sale of an artist

are finely

1 3/8" long x 3/8" wide x 7/8" tall and in great vintage condition

against a painterly pale pink ground

with lots of scrapes and some paint splotches here and there

Vintage 1940s Lucky Strikes Tin with Custom Copper Cover functional ceramics I found this painted woodAnother wonderful box! This is an old Lucky Strikes cigarettes tin, circa 1940s, with a beautiful custom made copper cover featuring a leaf and stem design in relief. I found one other Lucky Strikes box to which a copper cover had been added not nearly as fine as this one, but which suggests it is a thing that people did. I love that the sides of the box are left exposed, reading Lucky Strikes on the long side, and "It's Toasted" on the short sides.