Marvelous Old Folded Paper Tramp Art Lidded Box inlaid wood jewelry box Quite a special and precious

Quite a special and precious little bird this is

and I just love the dynamic created by empty button holes and unhooked hooks

Such a great box

I've found a few other boxes designed in a similar manner

Marvelous Old Folded Paper Tramp Art Lidded Box inlaid wood jewelry box Quite a special and preciousI believe I have NEVER seen another folded paper wrapper box I like as much as this one; the color on this is truly fantastic. I'd guess it is a mix of different sorts of wrappers that were used, folded one by one around bits of cardboard arranged in strata, and whoever made it had a really great eye in addition to investing a great deal of labor and care into every inch of it. I mostly pass these sorts of boxes as they can feel sort of one note, but