Hand-painted Round Wooden Trinket Box with Colorful Fish smart design and even better to hold

and even better to hold in the palm of your hand

the basket itself (not including handle) measures i3 1/8" in diameter x 1 3/8"

and who has since painted quite a variety of things (including some rather fantastical portraits in a realist style—a Cleopatra among them

or to use daily around the house

Hand-painted Round Wooden Trinket Box with Colorful Fish smart design and even better to holdI believe this wonderful vintage turned wood trinket box with hand painted fish on top is likely one of a kind; I have found no other like it, and the irregularity of the edge of the black paint makes me think it was made to please its maker rather than for sale. I think the fish is just fantastic, rendered in a pale green, gray, and a soft yellow, with orange and red details, all popping against a glossy black ground. The box measures 3 3 4" in