Wolf Walks Away, Vintage Folk Art Painting pressed metal pillbox The carved wooden handles feature

The carved wooden handles feature metal caps and a lock that holds it open tightly

I would guess that this goose has just swallowed a fish

and I have now found a few examples of others similar--all quite extraordinary (and quite precious

13 inches long overall x 3/8" wide and deep

The year 1855 appears on one plate

Wolf Walks Away, Vintage Folk Art Painting pressed metal pillbox The carved wooden handles featureNot a great painting to be sure, but it makes me happy every time I look at, with what I take for a wolf (though perhaps just a big black dog) turning its back and walking away from what I assume are a couple of grazing goats. (If only Vladimir Putin would do the same!) It seems pretty clear that the L. Elgart who painted this had a pretty great time doing so, adding a few flying crows to the blue sky, plus a sunrise or sunset, and all sorts of