Best Graphics Pair of Scarce c. 1940s Dixon Paperex Pencil Boxes, Red and Black, Partially Full hand-drawing valentines The tape used to mount

The tape used to mount it on that board is slightly visible in the top corners of the print

which I think adds to its appeal

I've found a very close match of this lovely small lacquer string holder that describes it (with some authority) as English Victorian-era Chinoiserie

A few small stains to the fabric and a bit of light wear to the moon and stars

with vertical beam of the porch or terrace just to her right

Best Graphics Pair of Scarce c. 1940s Dixon Paperex Pencil Boxes, Red and Black, Partially Full hand-drawing valentines The tape used to mountSuch great graphics on these boxes, I didn't too much care if there were any "Paperex"pencils inside but happily there are, six black and eight red. With the five different colors in which they were made listed on one side of the box, which opens at the middle, and Paperex scrolled across the other side, in the color of the enclosed pancils. More commonly known as China markers or grease pencils, these are useful for marking all sorts of hard