Golden Horses with Sweet Faces, Vintage Hand-painted Napkin/Letter Holder wpa model I especially love the huge

I especially love the huge painterly blue sky of this one--just right against the soft

then the drawing done in what seems a combo of ink and paint

Constructed of six facets plus carved lid

I believe these date to the 1870s-80s or so

with the handwritten card on one detailing the sizes

Golden Horses with Sweet Faces, Vintage Hand-painted Napkin/Letter Holder wpa model I especially love the hugeJust a sweet thing, maybe machine made then spray painted gold and given good faces with black paint or sharpie along the way. Found in New Hampshire, and I know just out of a horse farm estate. Very empathetic, and handy for holding a folder or two full of tax related documents, say. 5 1 2 t x 6 3 4 x 2 and in good structural condition, sits flat and sturdy, with a few scuffs and stains all to the good I think.