Wonderful 19th C. Carved Out Box with Butterfly and Original Paint Decoration hirn jagging wheel 4 1/8" t x 1

4 1/8" t x 1 7/8" w x 1 1/4" d

giving it a fantastic dynamism

Sold nicely mounted on linen in the vintage painted wooden frame I found it in

For the snuff box collection

tools of torture

Wonderful 19th C. Carved Out Box with Butterfly and Original Paint Decoration hirn jagging wheel 4 1/8" t x 1This one feels like my real find of the week (it is getting so hard to find things that are undervalued, I must say!), which I purchased on ebay in a largely unnoticed auction listing from a seller not typically dealing in older things. And quite an old box it is, with the interesting shape, entirely carved out of a block of wood no nails; the only hardware is the hinges holding on the lid. The paint decoration is original to it and just gorgeous