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

Hinges well attached

like a shooting star

8 5/8" t x 2 3/4" w x 1 1/2" d

Such a great little lion

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