Charmer of a Old Folk Art Box with Carved Cat on Top and Figures at Corners sculptural bottle The cards measure 3 5/8"

The cards measure 3 5/8" x 2 3/4" and are show some use--I think it's so much fun to picture these being performed with

and I believe

000 years and is commonly used to make animal figures (horses

maybe forever preserved in the moment just before she actually cracks a smile

Other than her chipped paw

Charmer of a Old Folk Art Box with Carved Cat on Top and Figures at Corners sculptural bottle The cards measure 3 5/8"The cat (lioness?) carved atop this box sold me on it at once, then I noticed the carved figural columns at the front corners icing on top! (or icing on the corners, as the case may be!) As folky as it gets, total delight. Looks like there was once an escutcheon plate over the keyhole at front, long gone, as is the key that might have locked it, but seems this lounging feline is poised to pounce on an intruder as needed! American, c. 1920s 40s I would