SOLD Gorgeous c. 1870s Very Finely Carved Slide Lid, Three Compartment Box of One Piece of Wood, British boxing match as the carved stopper is

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

Two splits as evident and documented but stable and sound with a super rich patina

and he has what looks rather like a tiny hand and wrist for a nose

and the one with yellow windows either says 1910 or 1930)

This booklet

SOLD Gorgeous c. 1870s Very Finely Carved Slide Lid, Three Compartment Box of One Piece of Wood, British boxing match as the carved stopper isJust 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.