SOLD Gorgeous c. 1870s Very Finely Carved Slide Lid, Three Compartment Box of One Piece of Wood, British gift for needle artist the perfect pop of color

the perfect pop of color amid some carved wooden objects or whatever

Endless pattern making pleasure

and would guess 1920s-30s

I just think the interplay of geometries in this small 1943 snapshot is terrific

SOLD Gorgeous c. 1870s Very Finely Carved Slide Lid, Three Compartment Box of One Piece of Wood, British gift for needle artist the perfect pop of colorJust 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.