Antique "Boys Own Paint Box" Toy Watercolor Set grenelle mission letter opener Box measures 7 3/4" long

Box measures 7 3/4" long x 3 5/8" wide x 1 1/8" deep

Just shy of 24 inches long

This is the sort of thing I really can't believe exists in the world

running in neat rows down the center of the shelf then down the center and horizontal of the back

I have found a few other related examples out there (sold at auction and in museum collections

Antique "Boys Own Paint Box" Toy Watercolor Set grenelle mission letter opener Box measures 7 3/4" longI'm always on the hunt for rare antique watercolor sets, and, as a lover of miniature things, seem to have a special knack for finding what would be called "toy" watercolor sets, with extra small watercolor blocks. Though there is no maker's mark on this set but It seems to me it must have been made in Germany for the English American market. The paint blocks show crowns on one side and the other side is embossed ""Feine Malerfabre," meaning fine