Very Handsome Antique Cigar Box Wood Chest with Alligatoring walking with a bit of glare

with a bit of glare caught in photos

Pennsylvania

and clearly they put in a lot of effort

and I love the way it stands balanced on tail features with wire legs sticking out

Very Handsome Antique Cigar Box Wood Chest with Alligatoring walking with a bit of glareA beauty of an old tabletop chest, fashioned of cigar box wood but clearly with aspirations of being perceived as quite stately. With all original porcelain pulls, which were carefully secured with facing bits of wood on the inside of the drawers, and cigar box labels "Sea Spray" and"Country Cousin" visible on the drawer interiors, as if auto biographical messages sent across time. Nice alligatoring to the finish, too. Really made with a lot of care