Early 20th C. Japanese Treen Boxed Horse Roulette Set antique painted box The theme of many of

The theme of many of today's new listings may be little odds and ends I just couldn't leave behind

pots and brush long gone (though not too hard to replace)

this is one of the loveliest I've seen--stretching just over thirty inches long and terminating in an elegant ball in cage with a perfectly pointy tip

I purchased this portrait from the son of it's original owner

specifically looking very much like Rachel Feinstein

Early 20th C. Japanese Treen Boxed Horse Roulette Set antique painted box The theme of many ofI've had a couple of horse roulette sets over the over the years sometimes found inside of wooden apples, and sometimes inside of boxes like this with a painted horse or a pair of them on the face and I'll always scoop them up when I find them as I think they're great looking, and very fun. Made in Japan for the Western market, early 20th century, with the numbered disks serving as means of betting on which horse will win the race. A treat to set the