J.P Justa, Joyfully Painted 19th Century Folk Art Wall Box King Charles spaniel so have been keeping a

so have been keeping a close eye out for others--and then along came this one

with a bit of a sepia tone to it

This old ship in a bottle whimsy has accumulated a good amount of dust and dirt inside over the years

Some wear to the spine but drawings are in very good shape and if desired should be fairly easy to remove cleanly with an exacto

I think this is pretty cool

J.P Justa, Joyfully Painted 19th Century Folk Art Wall Box King Charles spaniel so have been keeping aThis wonderful antique two pocket hanging wall box shows plenty of wear, but for me that just adds to its very joyful, celebratory feeling and of course I really love the name "Justa" front and center Latin in origin and meaning "fair and upright." I would guess Pennsylvania Scandinavian or German, based on both the name and the manner of decoration, 3rd quarter 19th century I would guess. Wonderful old paint, hand forged iron nails, perfectly wonky