Antique Mahogony Painter's Palette decorative 1930s painting Definitely mid-century and Italian I

Definitely mid-century and Italian I believe (the white glazed bottom is common to Bitossi)

Cat measures 3 1/8" across

but definitely did not enjoy math

When I first spotted this wonderful little carved wooden boot I guessed it was a snuff box

Antique Mahogony Painter's Palette decorative 1930s painting Definitely mid-century and Italian IIt's nice to find beautiful old painter's palette's caked in thick layers of oil paint, but quite often ones I come across feel composed rather than product of an actual painter's process. This lovely old one, mahogany I believe, was at some point cleaned scraped down on the used side, leaving it ready for a painter to put to work again, or to use itself as a blank canvas of sorts, or just to hang on the wall exactly as it is. It's in great shape, no