SOLD Fabulous Antique Pennsylvania Folk Art Box with Painted Lion (One Hinge Loose) carved guns The letters

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I have a particular love for the graphic patterns rendered in black and rust against cream body on Isleta pueblo pottery

3 7/8" x 3 5/8" x 1 7/8" d

or whether they are random bystanders just cheering him on

this week in New Hampshire—clearly pro-actively collected by someone over a good number of years

SOLD Fabulous Antique Pennsylvania Folk Art Box with Painted Lion (One Hinge Loose) carved guns The lettersI know this box was found in Allentown, PA and it sure seems Pennsylvania folk art to me, with a fraktur esque quality to this fantastic lion (with marvelously wild, expressive face that keeps reminding me of a rooster, too!) Late 19th c. or so I would guess, with a terrific surface best appreciated through detail photos yum. Dark green painted ground, border of red polka dots over creamy white paint, and the lion with what I believe is a coat of