Antique Folk Art Painted Box With Tree, Flowers, Vines links balls in cage whimsy What a pair

What a pair

Very good structural shape

with super elegant lines--I really love how the round of the ball is echoed perfectly by the curved walls of the cage at top and bottom

This one nicely frames a view of a small tarn near the summit of Nan Bield Pass

I assume indicating that it took inspiration from a Life photo

Antique Folk Art Painted Box With Tree, Flowers, Vines links balls in cage whimsy What a pairA total charmer of a box I think, with dovetail jointed hinged lid, brass clasp on front made to hold a small lock, original creamy white paint, and this marvelous, exuberant leafy tree, flowers and vines painted in dark green and gold on the top looking vlike just the sort of antique school girl drawing I'd jump on immediately, but all the better for being attached to a functional object! Large enough to hold some tools or sewing supplies or all