German Bauhaus Era Enamel Painted Cigarette Box antique Milton Bradley Drawing itself meanders 5 3/4”

Drawing itself meanders 5 3/4” x 3”

It seems possible that this whimsy was carved of some sort of nut pod (one sometimes sees Brazil nut podscarved into whimsy rattles)

with a printed double window glued on top

beautifully exemplified in this frog

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German Bauhaus Era Enamel Painted Cigarette Box antique Milton Bradley Drawing itself meanders 5 3/4”This enamel painted, cedar lined German cigarette box dates to the early 1930s I believe, but also feels very early 80s downtown New York to me. It shows some paint loss and a little rust too, but it's a rare one, and an especially cool one, and it feels right that it be dinged up a bit. I purchased this one from a dealer at Brimfield who had kept it in his personal collection for several decades. 4 1 2 x 3 1 4 x 1 13 16 t. Paint loss and wear as