SOLD Gorgeous c. 1870s Very Finely Carved Slide Lid, Three Compartment Box of One Piece of Wood, British boxing match with some dings and a

with some dings and a few cracks to the Papier Mache and a little soiling

14" across at arm

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

unsigned as far as I can see

SOLD Gorgeous c. 1870s Very Finely Carved Slide Lid, Three Compartment Box of One Piece of Wood, British boxing match with some dings and aJust 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.