Antique Wire Hinged Box Stenciled with Monogram and Black antique Burmese lacquer which functions excellently as a

which functions excellently as a frame for displaying them

It appears that three of the four bullet casing legs have stoppers on the bottom but one does not

I found this one along with a second house and church the other day in Maine

and I'm a sucker for pin prick type decoration circling a toe

There is a second similar horse drawing (actually two drawings

Antique Wire Hinged Box Stenciled with Monogram and Black antique Burmese lacquer which functions excellently as aTo my eye quite a beautiful antique primitive box, early 19th century or so, I presume, with wire hinges and original latch, which has clearly been latched many times as it has traced a a perfect arc on the lid following its trail. Both short ends are stencil painted "black" perhaps indicating it once held black tea? (I first though perhaps boot black, but the interior is clean, so think tea might make more sense, or something else entirely? With the