Antique "Boys Own Paint Box" Toy Watercolor Set wooden nesting boxes the patterns certainly feel Northern

the patterns certainly feel Northern European

4 7/8" t x 1 1/2"

giving it strength and a nice sheen

He looks a bit like a dog with antlers and a head-dress

Antique "Boys Own Paint Box" Toy Watercolor Set wooden nesting boxes the patterns certainly feel NorthernI'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