19th Century French Tole Painted Bait (Leurre) Box wilson walkie cracks or flaws at all

cracks or flaws at all that I can see

and fabric is in very good

in the powder room

The rows of them are about 4" long

I love how the line of her nose extends all the way down from her eyes (which seem to see into my soul

19th Century French Tole Painted Bait (Leurre) Box wilson walkie cracks or flaws at allI love the form of a old tin bait box, with straps on the curved side for wearing on a belt, but I'd never come across an antique French one like this, stencil painted in excellent red and silver, with "Leurre" (lure) arching above a charmer of a fish. With punched holes in the form of a cross on the flip up lid. 6" l x 3" d (measured on the square) x 2" t. Plenty worn and dinged, with paint loss especially to the edges of top, where it was clearly