Charming Vintage Painted Wooden Box with Shenandoah Valley Style Decoration sterilized japan printed on matte paper

printed on matte paper

what a lot of demands this fellow carries on his back

They remind somewhat of old Grenfell Mission dolls from Labrador

no way could I resist those big white painted letters against that best red

I'd guess this oversized reproduction was made in the mid-20th century (though I have found no others like it) and was beautifully done--solid bronze

Charming Vintage Painted Wooden Box with Shenandoah Valley Style Decoration sterilized japan printed on matte paperI would guess maybe 1940s on this box but I am not completely certain. I love it for the hand painted decoration, which I think might be best described as Shenandoah Valley in style, somewhat in the manner of Johannes Spitler (1774 1837). What do I know, I just think it is lovely, and the bright yellow interior, too. Carefully hand painted, with some aging to the paint for sure, and I especially love the two intersectiing blooms at center, like