Small Treen Barrel Shaped Box with Painted Decoration 19th century miniature painting There is one chip to

There is one chip to the paint and some darkening to the cream paint

Just as I believe one can never have too many beautiful boxes (or bud vases

describing it as one of 75 plates from Edwards and Darby (London) 's  "A Political and Satirical History of the Years 1756-7

Someone clearly loved this a lot

I really love this little tin litho football

Small Treen Barrel Shaped Box with Painted Decoration 19th century miniature painting There is one chip toI've rarely met a little treen box I didn't like, but I think this is an especially nice one, with a barrel form, tight fitting threaded lid, and hand painted decoration on both top and bottom. A good one for holding pills or other precious little things, or just to add to the box collection. 1 11 16" t x 1 3 4" in diameter. Late 19th century I would think, and in very good overall condition. There is a bit of roughness and one tiny chip around the,