c. 1940s Folk Art Matchbook Wreath antique hand-painted vesta 10 1/8" l x 3

10 1/8" l x 3 3/8" tall and deep

and one minor chip/split at upper left corner

Some wear to the front and back covers and their corners

Smaller envelope (with drawings) measures 5 1/4" x 2 7/8"

with scattered small dark marks and one tiny bit of what looks like pink paint--all minor

c. 1940s Folk Art Matchbook Wreath antique hand-painted vesta 10 1/8" l x 3I've had a few cigarette pack folk art creations, but never one made from matchbooks, and what a great looking thing which also feels all about potential, holding in itself a whole lot of capacity for combustion! Made up of a variety of different matchbooks, grouped in segments, adding up to a whole lot of terrific found color and pattern, with it seems a careful eye by its maker to choose reds and blues and yellows. I'm not entirely sure what one was