Antique Bentwood Lidded Pantry Box with Bail Handle brown leather flask I find this vintage handmade

I find this vintage handmade Mexican Talavera frog-shaped pottery pitcher lightens any mood and delivers a small but true dose of happy

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1929)  a Lowell-based painter and illustrator

quintessentially mid-century piece

I'd guess he is German or Dutch

Antique Bentwood Lidded Pantry Box with Bail Handle brown leather flask I find this vintage handmadeThis is a beautiful large pantry box, maple I believe, with its original dry, finish and a great golden blond patina. It features a bail handle with wooden grip (which stands up on its own) and a double band around the top of the box, such that the lid sits very nicely. Plus all those gorgeous old nails! I believe this box dates to the late 19th century. Two original nails attaching one end of the handle to the box have been replaced with screws, as