Carved Victorian Boot Match Safe Arthur armour who made everything from desk

who made everything from desk and smoking accessories to corkscrews to bookends to pretzel holders to candlesticks

These would be great on a vanity or dresser used as pill boxes or containers for rings and earrings

but it is well stuck on and I'm leaving it alone

The solid orange/red lacquer handle at the center of the top makes this box particularly nice

and the scratched up blue painted surface is pretty great

Carved Victorian Boot Match Safe Arthur armour who made everything from deskBoot shaped match safes were definitely a thing one finds carved as well as cast iron versions shaped like cowboy boots as well as Victorian boots, which I believe is the case with this one, which I believe dates to the end of the 19th century. I'm a sucker for a carved shoe or boot to begin with, and even better if serves a function! The finish to the wood is well worn, particularly on one side, but there are no notable chips or cracks and it remains