Metalsmith Made Pewter Lidded Box with Brass Dove, Marked MS woven cloth Quite heavy for its size

Quite heavy for its size

And while I am not sure It also appears to me that this child may have Down Syndrome

and together make quite a happy family I think

There is a small corner loss to the slate

and for its unfussy form

Metalsmith Made Pewter Lidded Box with Brass Dove, Marked MS woven cloth Quite heavy for its sizeI purchased this little box as well as a trunk shaped one by the same maker from a dealer friend in Cambridge with one of the very best eyes I know. They both have the first glance feeling of very sweet folk objects to me, almost with the feel of trench art pieces, but yet they're quite nicely crafted, and stamped with a maker's mark, MS, on the underside. Definitely with good age, earlyish 20th c. I would guess and the combination of octagonal shape,