Antique Folk Art Painted Box With Tree, Flowers, Vines links balls in cage whimsy This one nicely frames a

This one nicely frames a view of a small tarn near the summit of Nan Bield Pass

What a pair

I believe it likely dates to the very late 19th century or very beginning of the 20th

1950s or so I would think

Both are in fully in tact and in good structural shape

Antique Folk Art Painted Box With Tree, Flowers, Vines links balls in cage whimsy This one nicely frames aA total charmer of a box I think, with dovetail jointed hinged lid, brass clasp on front made to hold a small lock, original creamy white paint, and this marvelous, exuberant leafy tree, flowers and vines painted in dark green and gold on the top looking vlike just the sort of antique school girl drawing I'd jump on immediately, but all the better for being attached to a functional object! Large enough to hold some tools or sewing supplies or all