Etched C. 1920s Circus Themed Wooden Box Chinese canton and makes me want to

and makes me want to send more handwritten letters in order that I might receive some back to open with it

but I am certain it included the work of Jacquer Poirer (1928–2002) whose trompe l'oeil painting is reproduced on the poster

to  the be-hatted spectators to the right and one assumes teachers to the left keeping a close eye on things

This giant whimsy feels more like a piece of architecture than a carving

as there is a fair amount of wear to the gold paint

Etched C. 1920s Circus Themed Wooden Box Chinese canton and makes me want toA cat rides a dog, a monkey rides a horse, and a clown conducts the proceedings on this sweet wooden box, with the design etched into the wood like a pyrograph, with red and blue details in addition to the black, and faux wood grain etched into the sides and all of the interior. A bit too short to be a pencil box (for unsharpened pencils at least), but perfect for erases to all sorts of other little things, with swing hinges on the sides that allow