Sweet Old Folk Art Hanging Mailbox with Three Leaf Clover Window phials both wound with yellow and

both wound with yellow and white yarn-- with the post standing on four arched feet

There are splits in the wood in a couple of places

The result is a very monkey-like monkey with about as empathetic face as I can image

presumed mid- to late-19th century

which I imagine was custom made for the purpose

Sweet Old Folk Art Hanging Mailbox with Three Leaf Clover Window phials both wound with yellow andI had this one in my hands for a few minutes several years ago before selling it; happily the buyer, who has changed his collecting focus since, offered it back to me and I must say when I unpacked it I fell in love with it again and found it even better than I remembered! Honest construction, clean lines, good age, quite useful, but what really makes it for me is the clover club shaped cutout, backed with glass which makes it feel a bit like a bee