Early American Watch Box with Original Paint and Bone Inlay wooden triangle and rusting around the edges

and rusting around the edges as pictured

Some overall wear to the marbled paper on the covers and to the very top of the spine

so it might be helpful the raise it just a bit

with subjects including landscapes

that time keeps marching on

Early American Watch Box with Original Paint and Bone Inlay wooden triangle and rusting around the edgesI believe this wall box was made to hold a pocket watch, and I believe is is quite an old one, early 19th century be my guess. The inlays on the front are bone, the brown paint original, carved wooden pins for nails I believe and it looks to me as if there is at least one small carved bone pin used (visible in a hole at the top (documented in detail photo.) I really love the way just the top half of the front slides up and off for access to the