Arts and Crafts Copper Book Box andersen studio but it remains in good

but it remains in good condition with many years of use still in it

I imagine this elegant copper cigarette box set on a mahogany table in some richly appointed library or drawing room back in the day

and went on to set up a workshop in Jerusalem

a prolific artist who came up with the Abstract Expressionists in NYC and lived most of her life there

The backside reveals that it was likely made by a Leonard Aturill Story (whose father

Arts and Crafts Copper Book Box andersen studio but it remains in goodI'll never pass by a good copper box if I can help it, and this is a beautyas simple and honest as can be; just great lines and a fantastic patina. I found it with a book inside and believe it was indeed intended as a book box, but it would also be excellent for holding important documents, love letters, or old photos, or fill it with water and use it as a vase. Just a beautiful thing. I posted a watering can a few months ago very similar in manner, I