ALBUM, Fabulous Old Carved Out and Painted Book Shaped Box with Slide Lid (Spruce Gum?) vintage brushes 2 3/4" across at bristles

2 3/4" across at bristles

I purchased this and a couple other kid made cut paper works (a Calder-esque cat sold last week and another abstract design listed today) from a dealer at Brimfield--they struck (strike) me as quite sophisticated things

through the gestural character of the drawing makes it feel a bit more like very dark graphite

gorgeously made and I believe quite old

ALBUM, Fabulous Old Carved Out and Painted Book Shaped Box with Slide Lid (Spruce Gum?) vintage brushes 2 3/4" across at bristlesI found this one in Maine this week, much to my joy, really a great one I think. All carved of one piece of wood with tight slide opening constructed just like spruce gum box, and it seems quite possible it is (including for being found in inland Maine), though it's fairly uncommon to see one of those entirely paint decorated rather that decorated through carving, so I'm not sure. Whatever the case, great thing, and great paint!, with those finely