Antique Portable Metal Painter's Box with Palette, 1884 Patent little chair with hands hovering over the

with hands hovering over the action below as if controlling it

5 5/8" long x 4" deep x 3 3/8" tall

both collected in Japan and by contemporary makers

one is a little narrower at about 2 1/2" across

Antique Portable Metal Painter's Box with Palette, 1884 Patent little chair with hands hovering over theI really love the way this box was designed (in 1884) unfolding in a sequence, first to reveal the wooden palette held in place on the underside of the lid by a wire latch, and then with two doors opening out (again held in place by a wire latch) to reveal compartments for paints and brushes and whatever else inside. It's seen some use with the initials of a one time owner (T. F it appears) painted in red on the front, and with some supplies found