Sweet Old Pine Box with Hand-painted Geometric Design antique school alphabet as well as a hairline

as well as a hairline crack on the interior near one of the hinges and overall wear/aging to the interior bottom half

13 7/8" x 10 13/16" x 11/16"

Signed 'Cockcroft' on the back

and with a hard-working life behind it but many years of use in it yet

Sometimes matchstick tramp art can feel a bit kitschy

Sweet Old Pine Box with Hand-painted Geometric Design antique school alphabet as well as a hairlineI really love the painted design on this lid of this old cigar type box, which someone clearly put a lot of time and effort into. It looks one part Native American, one part Buddhist mandala and one part Fraktur watercolor to me so of course I love it! Great warm dry wood patina to the the box, too, I believe pine, with brass hinges that are in good shape. 8 5 16" x 6" x 1 3 8" and in good condition. There is one split to the back right side where the