Metalsmith Made Pewter Lidded Box with Brass Dove, Marked MS italian pottery might be a bit of

might be a bit of a challenge to match

Finding this set at a great antique shop in Pennsylvania made me super happy--including for the fact that unlike most everything else I came across on this trip

There is one tiny carved bone bit missing from the perimeter of the lid (which fits snugly on top) and perhaps there was once a pull at the very center of that lid

A few months ago I found the metal skeleton of a wind-up bear toy just like this one--a very beautiful thing in its stripped down state

8" x 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" measured on the square

Metalsmith Made Pewter Lidded Box with Brass Dove, Marked MS italian pottery might be a bit ofI purchased this little box as well as a trunk shaped one by the same maker from a dealer friend in Cambridge with one of the very best eyes I know. They both have the first glance feeling of very sweet folk objects to me, almost with the feel of trench art pieces, but yet they're quite nicely crafted, and stamped with a maker's mark, MS, on the underside. Definitely with good age, earlyish 20th c. I would guess and the combination of octagonal shape,