Old Folk Art Puzzle Box with Inlaid Stars and Shields carved bone I found this one along

I found this one along with the sights of Rockland Maine drawing just listed--both done one pre-printed pages from some sort of booklet of art lessons

What I am uncertain of is the first phrase-- "cinq you boco faur" [

The larger of the two hearts features checkerboard paper weaving on both sides

I think it is truly an extraordinary object

all in great condition with very little color loss

Old Folk Art Puzzle Box with Inlaid Stars and Shields carved bone I found this one alongI love an old folk art box with inlays, and a puzzle box even more, even better for stars on top and a red velvet lining! This box is not 100% perfect in its puzzle functioning: there is one missing bit on one short side, which allows one to cheat the proper lid opening process by raising the lid over the screw if desired, but one can still open it the right way by rotating one half of the lid out, then sliding the lid over, then rotating the other