Antique Austrian Scenic Letter Box

This primitive style box has a hand-painted scene of the "Mondsee", a beautiful resort lake in the Salzkammergut region of Austria. The opposite side is a painted scene of "The Dachstein", the highest peak in that region. Decoupage "crests" decorate the top of the textured lid with a paper attached to the bottom of the lid saying, "My Property" in German. From the hand-painted heart on each end it appears that this was meant to hold love letters or mementos. The lid has a very slight warp and tiny flakes of gesso have worn off but clearly this very special piece was the treasure of someone very long ago.

Since the shipping is now stated for each item you can put the item into the “Shopping Cart”. Fill out the Info and when you’re done, click the “PAYPAL BUY IT NOW” button”. That will take you to PayPal and just enter the shipping stated on the item page and complete your purchase.Circa: 1940's Condition: VG-Excellent Size: 7" L x 4-3/4" W x 4-3/8" H (5-1/2"H to top of lid handle)