Beautiful, Spare, Two Compartment 19th Century Book Shaped Box Carved From One Piece of Wood figurative abraction and was born of that

and was born of that trend

So many different sorts of samplers to love

the dachshund seems to be the elder and wiser of the two

though I might balance it on a nail to display it on the wall in order to enjoy it everyday or arrange it on a tray on the coffee table

almost as if the person who painted it had arranged a set of toy houses and a church and painted the tabletop scene

Beautiful, Spare, Two Compartment 19th Century Book Shaped Box Carved From One Piece of Wood figurative abraction and was born of thatA 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