Antique Portable Metal Painter's Box with Palette, 1884 Patent little chair one is a little narrower

one is a little narrower at about 2 1/2" across

but they're really fabulous

wonderfully aged and worn condition

both collected in Japan and by contemporary makers

Antique Portable Metal Painter's Box with Palette, 1884 Patent little chair one is a little narrowerI really love the way this box was designed (in 1884) unfolding in a sequence, first to reveal the wooden palette held in place on the underside of the lid by a wire latch, and then with two doors opening out (again held in place by a wire latch) to reveal compartments for paints and brushes and whatever else inside. It's seen some use with the initials of a one time owner (T. F it appears) painted in red on the front, and with some supplies found