Asian-themed Tole Painted Antique Tin Spice Box with Six Canisters vintage pin long beard

long beard

loss of paint in a few spots

with patina to copper and minor cracking of wood (visible in face) consistent with age and adding character

This version is not as finely carved as those astounding pieces

Asian-themed Tole Painted Antique Tin Spice Box with Six Canisters vintage pin long beardOne sees a fair number of old hand painted (tole, also called Japanned) tin spice boxes like this, but rarely have I seen one painted so elaborately and with such care as this one; opening it for the first time to find those six great spices boxes inside was a very happy surprise! I especially love that large, gold painted flying bird on the corner of the box, and then that bee flying over water lilies on one of the spice containers. While still great