Hand-painted Round Wooden Trinket Box with Colorful Fish smart design ) to open by pressing

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and who has since painted quite a variety of things (including some rather fantastical portraits in a realist style—a Cleopatra among them

I purchased a pair of these vintage 1980s Memphis Design-syle ceramic pins at the estate sale of an artist--this one an orange/peach

is made from a mixture of the juice of the Thitsi tree and ash

Hand-painted Round Wooden Trinket Box with Colorful Fish smart design ) to open by pressingI believe this wonderful vintage turned wood trinket box with hand painted fish on top is likely one of a kind; I have found no other like it, and the irregularity of the edge of the black paint makes me think it was made to please its maker rather than for sale. I think the fish is just fantastic, rendered in a pale green, gray, and a soft yellow, with orange and red details, all popping against a glossy black ground. The box measures 3 3 4" in