Tole Painted Cigarette Tin, Signed and Dated 1949 cream blue brown with just a tiny bit

with just a tiny bit of loss to the gilding around the rim

There is a very faint—noticeable only in certain light—ring mark (water stain) on the top of the box

The box is in excellent overall condition

but also the secular aspects of tea and Japanese life

Tole Painted Cigarette Tin, Signed and Dated 1949 cream blue brown with just a tiny bitWhile there is a fair amount of toleware (painted tin, mostly boxes of various sorts) out there which I don't find very interesting, I'm a softie for especially carefully painted pieces like this cigarette box, which showcase the skillfulness of their makers, usually women. This very fine one, with lovely bouquet and pretty gold border, is justifiably signed on the back: Blanche Wood (what a name!) from Cornish, New Hampshire, 1949. Good for holding