Felix the Cat Hand-painted Little Folk Art Tin Wall Box chop He exhibited and sold his

He exhibited and sold his art at Luttrell Studios in St

and how the cup sits on it like on a pedestal

combined with black lacquered interiors as is the case here

Okakura Kabuza discusses Zen and Taosim

and they come in their original box

Felix the Cat Hand-painted Little Folk Art Tin Wall Box chop He exhibited and sold hisI'd guess this small tin wall box was meant to hold matches, which it could still, or one could, say, plant a sprig of creeping ivy in it, to ultimately give this Felix a head of hair! I might guess mid 20th c or so, with nice thick black and white paint for the face and red for the box. 4" tall x 3 1 2" wide x 1 3 4" deep and in good shape, with a little wear to the paint and a few small stains.