Beautifully Worn Primitive Wooden Kitchen Box with Latched Lid futuristic on the back of the

on the back of the canvas

with those terrific ears

editor and art director of early fashion magazines “Le Style Parisien” (making Parisian fashion accessible to consumers in New York and London) and “Gazette du Bon Ton” (a higher brow “journal of good taste”)

But the bookend does make for a nice little support for displaying it

and was honored with a retrospective  at Winnipeg Art Gallery in 2002

Beautifully Worn Primitive Wooden Kitchen Box with Latched Lid futuristic on the back of theThis is one of my very favorite boxes I've had in my possession; it's just loaded with character and warmth. The dealer I purchased it from referred to it as an onion box, which would make sense if the onions were the size of shallots Or perhaps it was used for storing tobacco? I do think it would be quite useful now for storing garlic, or perhaps filling with peppercorns to scoop out as needed, and would be great either sitting on the counter or