Wonderful 19th C. Carved Out Box with Butterfly and Original Paint Decoration English transferware maybe even as a Mother's

maybe even as a Mother's Day present

so could just not resist

I believe they were soda fired

The paper was folding in thirds at some point but the fold lines are really not visible at all

Wonderful 19th C. Carved Out Box with Butterfly and Original Paint Decoration English transferware maybe even as a Mother'sThis one feels like my real find of the week (it is getting so hard to find things that are undervalued, I must say!), which I purchased on ebay in a largely unnoticed auction listing from a seller not typically dealing in older things. And quite an old box it is, with the interesting shape, entirely carved out of a block of wood no nails; the only hardware is the hinges holding on the lid. The paint decoration is original to it and just gorgeous