Unusual Carved Burl Folk Art Box with Two Moon Like Faces (One Inside!) sequential narrative drawings which shows a small loss

which shows a small loss at lower right but I’d leave just as is

17 1/4” t x 13 1/2” w and in great old condition

I'm completely charmed by this little creamer

I had a lot of fun posing this wonderful fellow

Unusual Carved Burl Folk Art Box with Two Moon Like Faces (One Inside!) sequential narrative drawings which shows a small lossI purchased this wonderful box this summer from a dealer in Pennsylvania and wanted to live with it a bit! He thought perhaps Victorian era; I might guess is 1920s 40s, but am not completely sure, nor I am certain of its origins. It feels a bit miraculous to me though, the way this face is carved into the burl, making perfect use of the color variation, and with the grain of the burl itself giving waves to the hair and then stippled carving on the