18th Century "Deposite No. 1" Painted Wood Panel tramp art wall box and perfect gift for your

and perfect gift for your favorite mid-century loving chef (or artist)

Cigarette box measures 4 1/4” x 3 1/8" x 1 3/4”

5 7/8" tall x 4 1/4" wide x 5/8" thick

Nice and substantial

and also a fair resemblance to some pieces designed by Ettore Sottsass for Bitossi

18th Century "Deposite No. 1" Painted Wood Panel tramp art wall box and perfect gift for yourA simple, very old thing, to me just completely gorgeous. I know from a little research that "deposite" is an archaic form of the word deposit, but I have had a bit of a hard time understanding in what all manners it was used I believe used in relation to financial deposits, for sure, but I am not sure whether also relating to mail, for example. There are two holes along one edge of the panel showing that it was hinged to something else I would guess