A little mystery, a lot of charm—this old tin box features a wonderfully naïve hand-painted mermaid (or maybe a fire-dancing siren?) mid-scene, reaching skyward as flames and a swirling green tail wrap around her. The whole thing has a raw, outsider-art energy to it, like someone poured their imagination straight onto metal with a very determined brush. The paint is thick and expressive, and the box itself has that perfect, uneven patina that only decades of wear can achieve. It looks like the lid might open, but we haven't tried forcing it (open at your own risk).
A little mystery, a lot of charm—this old tin box features a wonderfully naïve hand-painted mermaid (or maybe a fire-dancing siren?) mid-scene, reaching skyward as flames and a swirling green tail wrap around her. The whole thing has a raw, outsider-art energy to it, like someone poured their imagination straight onto metal with a very determined brush. The paint is thick and expressive, and the box itself has that perfect, uneven patina that only decades of wear can achieve. It looks like the lid might open, but we haven't tried forcing it (open at your own risk).
