Wonderful 19th C. Carved Out Box with Butterfly and Original Paint Decoration English transferware is printed on a sheet

is printed on a sheet of heavy paper measuring 8 1/4” x 11 1/4”

so could just not resist

maybe even as a Mother's Day present

lots of void

I believe printed then hand-colored

Wonderful 19th C. Carved Out Box with Butterfly and Original Paint Decoration English transferware is printed on a sheetThis one feels like my real find of the week (it is getting so hard to find things that are undervalued, I must say!), which I purchased on ebay in a largely unnoticed auction listing from a seller not typically dealing in older things. And quite an old box it is, with the interesting shape, entirely carved out of a block of wood no nails; the only hardware is the hinges holding on the lid. The paint decoration is original to it and just gorgeous