Early 20th c. Bronze Sleeping Lion Box c.1930 Prints 000 feet about 3 minutes

000 feet about 3 minutes faster

This is a handmade wooden chest with steel handles

The first prototype was a leather covered rectangular wooden box

DIMENSIONS H 1 3/4 in

The globe rotates within the bracket with a screw to secure it

Early 20th c. Bronze Sleeping Lion Box c.1930 Prints 000 feet about 3 minutesABOUT A small oval bronze box with a sleeping lion on top, beautiful exposed hinge and gold interior possibly gold leaf. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1930 1950. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Bronze, Gold Leaf. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 1. 75 in. W 3 in. D 2. 25 in. HISTORY Unknown.