Super Folky 1930s Carved Cat lacquer snuff box it shows various seam work

it shows various seam work and button work

which is certainly the case with this

the moon and seven stars represent the never failing order of the universe and all of nature

This early one

The signature is close to the one Mårtensson used she to sign her ceramics

Super Folky 1930s Carved Cat lacquer snuff box it shows various seam workA super folky old carved cat, monogrammed and dated 1935 in black paint on its underside looking perhaps like a stray much in need of love, but also I think having a bit of a sphynx like quality, especially in profile, as if very solidly planted, guarding the gate! With deeply recessed carve outs for the ears and eyes, the latter showing some blue paint, and a rather narrowly carved nose that lends it a bit of a Siamese quality I think. Definitely a