Fantastic Old Felix the Cat Folk Art Doorstop burmese stacking boxes a storefront gallery on Elizabeth

a storefront gallery on Elizabeth Street in NYC

I have found a match of this set being sold only by an Asian antiques specialist (for more than 5x what I am selling them for)--the only difference being that that one includes a small tray in addition to the cigarette (or opium) box and match box here

graceful ribbon-like tentacles trailing behind them

then changing style with the N) and the round hand of the second half all seem right to me for that date

with crowns on one side and concentric rings on the other

Fantastic Old Felix the Cat Folk Art Doorstop burmese stacking boxes a storefront gallery on ElizabethI assume this was meant to represent Felix the Cat, but it was done with such minimal fuss that I think it both gets to Felix's essence while also transcending it. And what a magical effect time has had on the creamy white paint, now completely alligatored so as to give this black cat a quire an electric and rather ghoulish guise!! Surely an unplanned effect, but one that makes this especially special, and makes me wish Joyce Pensato were still around