19th Century Paint Decorated Box with Theorem Flowers and Marbled Paper Interior claw feet or a couple of white

or a couple of white blooms

I think this is quite a nice one

with a little minor surface scratching to the Ace of diamonds

typically intended as love tokens to be delivered upon return

19th Century Paint Decorated Box with Theorem Flowers and Marbled Paper Interior claw feet or a couple of whiteA beauty of an antique paint decorated box, second half 19th century I believe, with theorem painted flowers over a sort of grain painted surface, plus gold flourishes at the corners. And with the happy surprise of hand marbled paper lining the interior, original period to it I do believe. (I'd guess there was once likely an interior tray too, which may have helped with keeping the paper of the lining in good shape.) Quite a radiance to the yellow and