Monogrammed Vintage Wooden Animal Themed Pencil Box Southeast Asian and this pot

and this pot

in openings of 1/4”

Presumed mid-century

The design is rendered in four rich

mottled sky blue on the exterior and aqua on the interior--a striking combination

Monogrammed Vintage Wooden Animal Themed Pencil Box Southeast Asian and this potI hate to think pencil boxes are strictly a thing of the past, as what a great feeling to pull one out of one's bag and set it on one's desk, fully equipped and ready to get to work! Just looking at this one, proudly monogrammed HJL, gives me the feeling of the first day of the school year and all of the optimism and anticipation that goes along with it. This box, which I believe dates from sometime between the 1920s 1940s or so, has clearly been much