Lot of Antique German Powder Paint Pigments, Lustre Paint Blocks and More monkey toy I'd guess this fun old

I'd guess this fun old handmade sign was created for a carnival or fair

and making me wonder if perhaps this embroidery paid homage to the loss of a beloved pet

The hinges all work great and the brass latch is perfectly attached and lays flush

completely stable and not fragile/delicate (any more than any other piece of porcelain

"  Dated March 18

Lot of Antique German Powder Paint Pigments, Lustre Paint Blocks and More monkey toy I'd guess this fun oldI love finding things like this and so did the dealer I purchased this lot from, who had kept this lot in his own collection for 30 some years. Included are five German paint blocks for various shades of gold lustre (pale gold, bronze gold, etc), as well as two sealed glass bottle of oil (one of them clove oil) and two glass mixing pots. And then eight folded paper envelopes packed full with pure color pigment. Most appear never to have been opened