A Late 19thC Folk Art Pine Cigar Box Painted with a Study of a Border Terrier antiques The five eyes

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A Late 19thC Folk Art Pine Cigar Box Painted with a Study of a Border Terrier antiques The five eyesOrigin: English Period: Late Victorian Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 Depth: 4. 5 Width: 6 Height: 2 The rectangular black painted cigar box having a pin fastened lid revealing a vacant interior, the front painted with a nave study of a curled up border terrier and surviving from late Victorian period England. This box has obvious signs of use as there are old scratches and the paintwork has naturally distressed in the appropriate areas with some