Bucket Shaped 19th Century Treenware Box with Side Handles knife sharpening stone box and I think just wonderful

and I think  just wonderful

This ceramic mushroom sculpture and flower frog was produced by the Lantz

embodying endless treasures out in the world waiting to be found

The hand-painted design--really a drawing on clay--reminds me of car race flags

Bucket Shaped 19th Century Treenware Box with Side Handles knife sharpening stone box and I think just wonderfulThis is a beautiful antique treen box, dating, I believe, to the mid to late 19th century. The shape is that of a bucket or pail, with simulated bands around bottom, middle, and lid, and handles on either side to which a string was once attached. Hand turned, the finished blonde wood has a nice sheen, which photos do not capture well. 3 1 2" tall x 3" across with handles; 2 1 2" deep. Some hairline cracking to the wood consistent with age, and some