Unusual Carved Burl Folk Art Box with Two Moon Like Faces (One Inside!) J.E. Jeffreys drawing Having lived and worked in

Having lived and worked in downtown Kansas City for many years

though I'd be inclined to put it on a pedestal

The crank on the side turns and the threaded press arm can be loosened or tightened

Really a super sweet little thing

perhaps an earlier draft of our heroine

Unusual Carved Burl Folk Art Box with Two Moon Like Faces (One Inside!) J.E. Jeffreys drawing Having lived and worked inI purchased this wonderful box this summer from a dealer in Pennsylvania and wanted to live with it a bit! He thought perhaps Victorian era; I might guess is 1920s 40s, but am not completely sure, nor I am certain of its origins. It feels a bit miraculous to me though, the way this face is carved into the burl, making perfect use of the color variation, and with the grain of the burl itself giving waves to the hair and then stippled carving on the