Roy Patrick's Great Old Primitive Nail Box indian chief watercolor with a long cage at

with a long cage at one end (with the "ball" more rectangular than spherical)

I am fairly certain this lovely small Japanese lacquer on papier mache box dates to Meiji period

where a tiny figure stands inside looking as if waiting for a visitor

and I believe it was most likely made by a Napoleonic prisoner of war while in captivity

I've always got an eye out for great puppets

Roy Patrick's Great Old Primitive Nail Box indian chief watercolor with a long cage atJust a great old pine box divided into seven compartments inside, and sold as found full of old nails as well as some carved wooden pegs. Beautiful fat old iron nails that have bled, terrific warm patina to the wood, solid and sturdy as could be, with a front clasp that closes tight. There is a single hinge on the back which is tightly attached and works great. I really love a utilitarian box like this, which could easily be emptied to stash other