The Gaori Homestead, Sweet Old Painted Cigarette Tin with Note Inside Swedish wooden plate with a very tight fitting

with a very tight fitting lid lid with carved underside that sits flush and holds tight

but the binding is in good shape and inside pages are clean and crisp

Undated but I would guess mid 19th c or so

including for the fact that they're plenty large and heavy to function as bookends (or doorstops for that matter

This super charming green bird is the work of Yves Robitaille (b

The Gaori Homestead, Sweet Old Painted Cigarette Tin with Note Inside Swedish wooden plate with a very tight fittingA sweet little thing, which I love for the naive farmhouse painting on its face, and also for the note inside which dismisses the value of the painting but proclaims its folkloric value! Painted by a Willie Gaori of the "Gaori homestead," c. 1940s or so I believe. 5 7 8" x 4 1 4" x 3 4" and in good condition.