Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box mid century pottery or maybe persevering through snow

or maybe persevering through snow and rain and wind

with just five tips inside

and can't find another like him now

as a cigar that opens to a fan

The hand-painted red stripes on these two completely delights me

Pretty Little 19th C. Theorem on Velvet and Silver Papered Box mid century pottery or maybe persevering through snowI've had a few theorem painted boxes of this sort now, c. 1880s, and will keep scooping them up when I can as I think they're lovely and make for a special means of delivering a little token of love or friendship. The corners of the lower half had split on this one, which I took the liberty of mending with transparent archival tape, shoring it up for many more years of life. With pretty silver paper on the exterior, and a pink lining to the interior