Antique Tole Painted Foo Dog Box for "Future Prosperity" astronomical drawings very often haunted by a

very often haunted by a sense of melancholy or bittersweetness as I think is the case here

I purchased this from a seller in California from a lifelong collector beginning to sell off works

or maybe even oil paint

and I do think this "Light Refreshment" deck is  just about the most fun of all

the wool backing is a dark blue

Antique Tole Painted Foo Dog Box for "Future Prosperity" astronomical drawings very often haunted by aHow could I resist the hand painted golden foo dog on the lid of this old tin box, promising future prosperity? Perhaps used as a snuff box, perhaps for something else, now useful for all sorts of little things. Late 19th century or so I believe, and though the lettering of "prosperity" is pretty faint, the dog is very radiant gold! 3 1 4 x 2 1 2 x 11 16 and in good condition, tin opens easily and closes tight.