SOLD Antique Hinged Wooden Box Filled with Small Wooden Parquetry Tiles scalloped protective creature watching over one

protective creature watching over one

with two of the largest one featuring an arched door on one side

though this pig is still my favorite

the jar to which the lid originally belonged was broken along the way

All of the shoe-shaped snuff boxes I've found have been pocket sized

SOLD Antique Hinged Wooden Box Filled with Small Wooden Parquetry Tiles scalloped protective creature watching over oneA terrific old handmade box with brass hinges to begin with, and then all the better filled with a nice large lot of small, dyed wooden parquetry tiles with which one might spend hours and hours constructing geometric patterns and sprawling designs on the table. I love the soft colors of the tiles, which have quite a but of age to them, and the mix of diamonds and triangles allowing for all sorts of possibilities. I especially love the graphite