SOLD Beautiful Condition Old Turned Wooden Red Apple Box antique British diagram and found attached to it

and found attached to it a note that it was made by a J

5 1/2” t x 7 1/2” across at wings x 2 1/2” d and in good condition

but not to the lid

when husbands were at the office

SOLD Beautiful Condition Old Turned Wooden Red Apple Box antique British diagram and found attached to itI think these are great things in all of their variety, each different from the next due to when it was made, size, how it was painted, and the life it has led. This one earlyish 20th century I believe, with a pink painted flower on the interior of the lid. Turned apples of this sort were made in Japan beginning in the late 19th century for Western export. This is a lovely example. 3 1 2" d x 3 3 4" t. Very good condition, beautiful paint, lid fits