Handmade Wooden Puzzle Stash Box watercolor valentine This striking cast iron "star

This striking cast iron "star holder" candle holder was designed by Jens Quisgaard for Dansk Designs

so am including a sweet old turned wood cup as  a freebie

exceptionally  crafted examples of American Machine Age design

It's stuffed with batting or similar rather than beads or something heavy

which I'd treat as a talisman

Handmade Wooden Puzzle Stash Box watercolor valentine This striking cast iron "starSuch a smart little box! The lid locked tightly when closed is comprised of two parts, opening through a series of moves, via which the interior compartment is revealed. I've found a few other boxes designed in a similar manner, mostly dating from the late 19th and early 20th century most commonly vesta, which held matches, and also often including a hidden match striker on the flat of the lower section of the lid. The interior compartment on this one