Satisfying Old Turned Round Box and Burl beautiful old chain This little notebook is a

This little notebook is a delicate one--small

The closest matches I've found (not the same

And the fact that this is a complete double nines set means all the more little paintings to enjoy

but became famous--and more complicated--when an extraordinary series of boxes with the motif were commissioned in 1760 by or for the Qianlong emperor

Satisfying Old Turned Round Box and Burl beautiful old chain This little notebook is aThis old dark stained turned round looks pretty humble, but it's really quite a beautiful one, with three lips that make it look a bit like a whoopie pie or flying saucer in profile! I found this lovely old burl this week too, and think they are quite satisfying together, so am calling them a pair. (Nice with the beehive treen bank I just listed, too.) Box measures 3 1 8 d x 1 3 8 t. Burl: 5 3 8 l x 1 7 8 w. Both in good condition, with a couple of