Unusual Carved Burl Folk Art Box with Two Moon Like Faces (One Inside!) plywood sign but there is a "3"

but there is a "3" carved on the underside of his tail

4 3/4" x 2 5/16" and in very good condition

Other than slight curling

South Hadley

Unusual Carved Burl Folk Art Box with Two Moon Like Faces (One Inside!) plywood sign but there is a "3"I 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