This beautiful and delicately painted heart shaped trinket box has a raised quilted design, painted in light pastels with raised china flowers. It is accented in a bright gold with a brass type metal around the rim of the opening and used for the little handle and hinge on the lid.

It measures 3 5/8" wide 3 1/4"  deep

2 1/4" high.

There are no cracks, repairs or scratches. There is a manufacturer dent that was originally in the china when painted. Please see photos for details. In good used condition.

The stamped number on bottom is 6756 and has the original red and silver Ardalt Handpainted Lewile China sticker.

The history behind Lenwile Ardalt:

Ardalt / Lenwile was an American company that imported into America a variety of china-ware made in Japan. Most of these items fall into the "gift" category of goods, including statuettes, figurines, tableware, dishes, bowls, cups, jars, and vases. Many of the pieces are hand-painted in the well-known pseudo-European "export" style popular in 20th century Japan.

Ardalt, Inc. was located at 95 Madison Avenue, New York, New York. Both the incorporation of Ardalt and the registration of the trademark Lenwile occurred in 1945, very soon after the end or World War Two. The roots of the words Ardalt and Lenwile are not known, but they are presumed to be composites of the names of the company's principals. The company also used the monogram AA, which may well stand for Ard-Alt.

Ardalt-Lenwile chinaware was marked with a red and silver foil sticker reading "Hand Painted / Lenwile China / AA / Ardalt / Japan." The foil sticker is often missing from collected pieces, either due to intentional removal or because the items were removed.