Elegant Antique Black with Gold Stars Lacquer Tea Box (with Silvered Interior) souvenir paddle painting with some traces of an

with some traces of an aqua blue on top that seem a bit inexplicable--not jumping out

sadly lost

as I think they're really beautiful (and just the right size for me

Some old scattered stains and very light creases

completed by a Lewis Betts of Milton

Elegant Antique Black with Gold Stars Lacquer Tea Box (with Silvered Interior) souvenir paddle painting with some traces of anA super sharp and smart looking antique lacquered box, feeling like a night sky filled with tiny golden stars. I believe this was made to function as a tea box, but whether made in Japan or in Europe I am not completely sure, late 19th early 20th I believe. Makes me think of fine Chinese export porcelain very delicately hand painted with gold stars and flourishes, and feels like just the right sort of box to place on the bedside table in a guest room