Charming Antique Folk Art Miniature Crate Wood Chest in Original Decorative Paint waddell co It does not seem that

It does not seem that the claw opens--at least not easily

perhaps one could pry it out

this horse rather cries out "love me

and especially the wonderful composition of this girl's parka--and the detail of her braided hair

Charming Antique Folk Art Miniature Crate Wood Chest in Original Decorative Paint waddell co It does not seem thatI found this little chest in Upstate New York and was am totally charmed by it, with an exuberance to the painted surface that feels one part grain painting, one part schoolgirl watercolor, and one part Jackson Pollock! It is made of crate wood cigar box wood, with black stenciled lettering showing in a couple of places on the interior of the drawers, and with what look to me to be mostly old hand cut copper nails holding it all together. With a great