Antique Make Do Three Compartment Bee Box mid-century school and in very good condition

and in very good condition with just the right amount of rust

The ledge where a painting/framed whatever would be placed measures 7 13/16" across

and founded the Miami Pottery

but if hung somewhere it should be stable and just fine

I've gone back to the same dealer in Russia three times now to purchase paintings by Chaloi Leonty

Antique Make Do Three Compartment Bee Box mid-century school and in very good conditionI have learned just a bit about bee boxesa pretty cool thing to collect I think, as each one represents its makers specific design solution to the task(s) at hand. From what I understand, this sort of bee box would be used to catch bees, then release them from various points to chart their flights (bees fly in a straight line when returning to their hivesa bee linethus leading the beekeeper to the bounty) though I believe this could also be used as a