Primitive Handmade Box With Curved Sides planter with handles There is a fair amount

There is a fair amount of wear and erosion to the surface of the cast iron

and both earthy and refined

which that same year had changed its name from Liggett & Myers to The Liggett Group

with these carved and painted stars against orange grounds

The woven detail is executed in what looks to be raffia

Primitive Handmade Box With Curved Sides planter with handles There is a fair amountI'm guessing this old box was made for a specific purpose, as these curved sides seems pretty unusual, and it appears there are old staples along the top edges of the shorter sides which perhaps held some covering in place? Maybe it held cheese? Or bread? Whatever the case, I love its roughness and the shape of it, and think it would be terrific filled with apples or hedge apples, or great on the counter for holding mail, or in the wood shop or studio