Antique Architectural Ornament Mold: Leaf Memphis style Box measures 10" l x

Box measures 10" l  x 7"d  x 1 7/8" t

black and gold enamel over chrome I believe

by Charles Wesley

presumed to be either Chinese or Korean

I am not entirely certain the origins of this old painted paper mache mask--I am guessing Japanese

Antique Architectural Ornament Mold: Leaf Memphis style Box measures 10" l xI see a lot of old wooden industrial molds but only occasionally do I across across ones like this, filled with a pitch wood resin mold material, and used for casting ornaments for architecture, molding and picture frames. This is the smallest of several I'm listing, which photographs don't quite do justice (I've shot it a couple of different light situations to try to give a sense) the mold itself has a really visceral presence, feeling like a cross