Colorful Lacquered Wood Nesting Boxes old iron change Mid 19th century or so

Mid 19th century or so New England

3" tall x 3/4" diameter

and the perfect display pedestal for all sorts of things--though of course it's great as a stool

23 3/4" tall  including handle X 9'" wide with arm down

So perfect

Colorful Lacquered Wood Nesting Boxes old iron change Mid 19th century or soI've got a weakness for nesting boxes of all sorts, which I think dates back to a set of Russian nesting dolls I had as a child, which I vividly remember opening for the first time, to discover one doll after the next like never ending Christmas! So it was fun opening the largest box in this colorfully lacquered set to find many many more than I expected inside, down to too tiny to handle! I am not sure if these are Japanese or British or what.