19th Century French Tole Painted Bait (Leurre) Box a record breaker Framed dimensions 20” x 16

Framed dimensions 20” x 16 3/4”

but make one want to be slightly gentle with him

but I had not seen a painted on before--though have since learned this too is a genre

carved of pine I believe

would have made a great accompaniment to that great gift

19th Century French Tole Painted Bait (Leurre) Box a record breaker Framed dimensions 20” x 16I love the form of a old tin bait box, with straps on the curved side for wearing on a belt, but I'd never come across an antique French one like this, stencil painted in excellent red and silver, with "Leurre" (lure) arching above a charmer of a fish. With punched holes in the form of a cross on the flip up lid. 6" l x 3" d (measured on the square) x 2" t. Plenty worn and dinged, with paint loss especially to the edges of top, where it was clearly