Sweet Old Pine Box with Hand-painted Geometric Design antique school alphabet and with a hard-working life

and with a hard-working life behind it but many years of use in it yet

I have no idea the story behind this plaster bust

Drawing: 12 9/16" x 9 1/2"

and which is signed by an Anne Gregory

Sometimes matchstick tramp art can feel a bit kitschy

Sweet Old Pine Box with Hand-painted Geometric Design antique school alphabet and with a hard-working lifeI really love the painted design on this lid of this old cigar type box, which someone clearly put a lot of time and effort into. It looks one part Native American, one part Buddhist mandala and one part Fraktur watercolor to me so of course I love it! Great warm dry wood patina to the the box, too, I believe pine, with brass hinges that are in good shape. 8 5 16" x 6" x 1 3 8" and in good condition. There is one split to the back right side where the