SOLD Fabulous Antique Pennsylvania Folk Art Box with Painted Lion (One Hinge Loose) carved guns certainly it is hard to

certainly it is hard to look at a face like this one and not start generating stories

Ipswich [England] August 15

or whether they are random bystanders just cheering him on

and hinges are in great shape

I have a particular love for the graphic patterns rendered in black and rust against cream body on Isleta pueblo pottery

SOLD Fabulous Antique Pennsylvania Folk Art Box with Painted Lion (One Hinge Loose) carved guns certainly it is hard toI know this box was found in Allentown, PA and it sure seems Pennsylvania folk art to me, with a fraktur esque quality to this fantastic lion (with marvelously wild, expressive face that keeps reminding me of a rooster, too!) Late 19th c. or so I would guess, with a terrific surface best appreciated through detail photos yum. Dark green painted ground, border of red polka dots over creamy white paint, and the lion with what I believe is a coat of