Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart hand carved toy who purchased it in Sweden

who purchased it in Sweden

5” wide x 5” tall

with no cracks or spilts but some wear to the wood

move back and forth

then filled with colored lacquer

Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart hand carved toy who purchased it in SwedenI found this wonderful box at an estate sale in MA in a modest house packed to the gills with a long lifetime's accumulation. In the basement was the husband's woodshop, loaded with old tools and equipment, and I would guess (or at least I like to imagine!) this box was made down there as a present to his wife. It certainly smacks of love and care, and I especially love the inlaid mother of pearl not quite symmetrical heart. The lid features a very