Old Folk Art Puzzle Box with Inlaid Stars and Shields wooden posts which may be to be

which may be to be original to its making

Jean de La Fontaine (1621-95) collected fables from a wide variety of sources

even if I'm not good at solving them (especially when they are in French

but also resilience

On this one orange paper was used on both sides--folded

Old Folk Art Puzzle Box with Inlaid Stars and Shields wooden posts which may be to beI love an old folk art box with inlays, and a puzzle box even more, even better for stars on top and a red velvet lining! This box is not 100% perfect in its puzzle functioning: there is one missing bit on one short side, which allows one to cheat the proper lid opening process by raising the lid over the screw if desired, but one can still open it the right way by rotating one half of the lid out, then sliding the lid over, then rotating the other