Artisan Made Midcentury Wooden Box or Desk Organizer, Canadian or possibly Japanese, signed to bottom illegibly, dated 1952 watercolour_painting while the objects are covered

while the objects are covered in recognizable iconography: from the dog-eared ‘Readers Digest’ to the cigarettes to the liquor and soda bottle to the Masonic shot glass

Candles need to be arranged in order to stand upright

Switzerland

late 19th century

Sophisticated composition

Artisan Made Midcentury Wooden Box or Desk Organizer, Canadian or possibly Japanese, signed to bottom illegibly, dated 1952 watercolour_painting while the objects are coveredArtisan made midcentury wooden box or desk organizer, Canadian or possibly Japanese, signed to bottom illegibly, dated 1952. Note the singed cat logo, impressed on both the interior and exterior. Closed box measures six inches tall x six inches deep x 8. 75 inches wide. BRIM_WI20_43_A2