Arts and Crafts Copper Book Box cool teapot powder-lacquered black steel

powder-lacquered black steel

I found this1935 Bar La Florida souvenir cocktail guide at the estate sale of an actress and philanthropist

I have looked at lots and lots of antique woven splint baskets

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Arts and Crafts Copper Book Box cool teapot powder-lacquered black steelI'll never pass by a good copper box if I can help it, and this is a beautyas simple and honest as can be; just great lines and a fantastic patina. I found it with a book inside and believe it was indeed intended as a book box, but it would also be excellent for holding important documents, love letters, or old photos, or fill it with water and use it as a vase. Just a beautiful thing. I posted a watering can a few months ago very similar in manner, I