19th Century French Tole Painted Bait (Leurre) Box a record breaker carved of pine I believe

carved of pine I believe

but I had not seen a painted on before--though have since learned this too is a genre

I purchased these two chairs together with two more chairs and a table

To my eye such beautiful things

I have not documented every page but photos give a very good sense

19th Century French Tole Painted Bait (Leurre) Box a record breaker carved of pine I believeI love the form of a old tin bait box, with straps on the curved side for wearing on a belt, but I'd never come across an antique French one like this, stencil painted in excellent red and silver, with "Leurre" (lure) arching above a charmer of a fish. With punched holes in the form of a cross on the flip up lid. 6" l x 3" d (measured on the square) x 2" t. Plenty worn and dinged, with paint loss especially to the edges of top, where it was clearly