SOLD Gorgeous c. 1870s Very Finely Carved Slide Lid, Three Compartment Box of One Piece of Wood, British boxing match ) is in fact on

) is in fact on ice skates

unsigned as far as I can see

as the carved stopper is locked forever in place by a cross bar

with some dings and a few cracks to the Papier Mache and a little soiling

This is not the work of a master sea moss collector but rather an amateur

SOLD Gorgeous c. 1870s Very Finely Carved Slide Lid, Three Compartment Box of One Piece of Wood, British boxing match ) is in fact onJust a stunner of hand carved hardwood box whimsies are one thing, but how could someone have so perfectly carved this lid??? And how satisfying to have such an excellent raised pull to that lid, making sliding it open feel like an event and a joy. The box itself carved of one piece of wood, with three perfectly shaped compartments. I have found, with some searching, a very similar one (I would guess carved by the same maker) described as British c.