Yellow Cat Vintage Folk Art Match Holder (Roughness to to Bottom Edge) brass seal Photos do no justice to

Photos do no justice to the real thing

No chips or cracks other than the repaired one

Plenty to be unpacked

I like them both in different ways

Yellow Cat Vintage Folk Art Match Holder (Roughness to to Bottom Edge) brass seal Photos do no justice toCat faced hanging match boxes were once very much a thing, and like yard art animals and figures, all embody variations on a theme, reflective of the particular skills and sensibilities of their makers. I've never gone for one before, but the combination of bright yellow paint, long black eye lashes and whiskers, and square cornered nose and mouth on this one just won me, making it look rather startled and a bit less than friendly! There is some loss