Antique Painted Bentwood Box with Gold Flying Cranes round box their larger pieces go for

their larger pieces go for many thousands of dollars

Each plate is stamped on the bottom

Day on the first yellow bead

and a latch at the center of the front

Antique Painted Bentwood Box with Gold Flying Cranes round box their larger pieces go forThis dark green painted bentwood box features finely rendered flying gold painted cranes or herons amid curling lines evocative of clouds or water. Executed in a Japanese influenced art nouveau style, I would guess this box dates to the late 19th century. The underside of the lid and interior bottom of the box is lined with dark green fabric with a little padding underneath. Really lovely, it would be great for holding jewelry, sewing supplies (I