Beautiful, Spare, Two Compartment 19th Century Book Shaped Box Carved From One Piece of Wood chopper She reminds me a bit

She reminds me a bit of the strange Creative Playthings family puppets that came along a bit later

and I believe it is the spirit of the deceased shown fluttering over the head of the figure on the right vessel

surely symbolic of a certain patriotism

but if there were ever a sandpaper drawing made for me

with a fantastic patina from years of use

Beautiful, Spare, Two Compartment 19th Century Book Shaped Box Carved From One Piece of Wood chopper She reminds me a bitA beautiful, carefully carved antique book shaped box, the quiet loveliness of which photos don't quite capture. I wish I were better at identifying woods the wood in this case a dense, straight grained hardwood of quite a beautiful ashy light brown gray. And a bit unusual opening via a flat, perfectly fitted slide lid on one side, which almost disappears when closed. With two slightly different sized interior compartments. All carved out from one