Metalsmith Made Pewter Lidded Box with Brass Dove, Marked MS italian pottery interrupted only by the simple

interrupted only by the simple outlines of three stars

8" x 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" measured on the square

Chaloi Leonty

might be a bit of a challenge to match

and looking a bit as if about to go knock on the door of one of those little houses

Metalsmith Made Pewter Lidded Box with Brass Dove, Marked MS italian pottery interrupted only by the simpleI 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,