Mini French Hand-painted Celluloid Penguin Box silhouette for the details

for the details

I especially love the perfectly round loop at the base of the handle

and there is some wear around the corners of the backing sheet

I purchased this terrific handwoven rug from the estate sale of an artist and gallerist on Newbury Street in Boston who dealt in Haitian art primarily

Mini French Hand-painted Celluloid Penguin Box silhouette for the detailsI love these tiny old celluloid boxes, threaded at the middle and just large enough to hold a pill or two an emergency Xanax, say, to ward off a Covid related panic attack. This little penguin, which I'd describe as Art Deco in style, is marked France on the Botton and I'd think dates to the 1920s 40s. Very sweet. Overall, he's in very good shape, with no cracks or flaws in the celluloid, just a little paint loss and a little staining visible against