An Unusual Late 19thC Coconut Box poa-item Folk art walking sticks essentially

Folk art walking sticks essentially came out of a deep-seated desire for self-expression and were mostly made from materials

the whole surviving from the first quarter of twentieth century France

There are some crease mark losses and paint losses as per the photographs

for example for wages

raised on turned feet with lobed collar

An Unusual Late 19thC Coconut Box poa-item Folk art walking sticks essentiallyOrigin: EnglishPeriod: Late 19thCProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1890 1900Width: 4Height: 2. 75Depth: 3The small coconut, being brass hinged and opening to reveal a gold satin lined interior, possibly for sewing or pin storage, the whole surviving intact from the late nineteenth century. The box is in good overall condition with no replacement parts. Coconuts have been carved into boxes, and money boxes in particular, since the nineteenth century, though