1914 WW1 Folk Art House Shaped Match Dispenser + Striker profiles I think really nothing beats

I think really nothing beats rustic pottery like this for everyday use and enduring beauty

and so pretty I think

only interrupted by the whites of the eyes and tusks (and a bit of red at the mouth) and then just the right green for the base

I would guess mid 20th c

I love a good lacquer box

1914 WW1 Folk Art House Shaped Match Dispenser + Striker profiles I think really nothing beatsA lot of history housed in this great little match dispenser striker house, with the August 1914 painted across both long sides marking the month that World War I began. (On August 1, Germany declared war on Russia; three days later they invaded Belgium in order to attack France, which led to a British declaration of war on Germany on August 4.) The painted roof of the house I presume represent the colors of Germany and France on one side, and England