Very Lovely Early Tole Painted Box with Carrying Loop horse farm letters And they come in a

And they come in a great old wooden slide top box with jointed corners and an orange-ish stain

evidenced by the manner of the carving as well as by some wear to the tips of his ears

I would likely hang it on the wall set atop a couple of nails

with finely done pin prick type decoration on the toe and stocking(

I would guess this basket dates to the early 20th century but am not entirely certain

Very Lovely Early Tole Painted Box with Carrying Loop horse farm letters And they come in aIt's no great surprise that the more one looks at things and compares them, the more attuned one is to the differences among them and what makes one example feel more special than another. It's not until fairly recently that I really started appreciating antique toleware, and really paying attention to the decorative painting on pieces like this, which can be quite stunning in both bold and subtle ways. I find this a very beautiful example, New