Wonderful 19th C. Carved Out Box with Butterfly and Original Paint Decoration hirn jagging wheel tools of torture

tools of torture

4 1/8" t x 1 7/8" w x 1 1/4" d

For the snuff box collection

because I think one can never have too many

the set includes the wall hanging utensil rack plus two flesh/roasting forks and one spatula

Wonderful 19th C. Carved Out Box with Butterfly and Original Paint Decoration hirn jagging wheel tools of tortureThis one feels like my real find of the week (it is getting so hard to find things that are undervalued, I must say!), which I purchased on ebay in a largely unnoticed auction listing from a seller not typically dealing in older things. And quite an old box it is, with the interesting shape, entirely carved out of a block of wood no nails; the only hardware is the hinges holding on the lid. The paint decoration is original to it and just gorgeous