SOLD Gorgeous c. 1870s Very Finely Carved Slide Lid, Three Compartment Box of One Piece of Wood, British gift for needle artist God didn't give life just

God didn't give life just for this short time

" which makes me wonder if somehow the photo refers to the seemingly magic act of producing an image with chemicals in a darkroom--or the folly of this particular photographer's endeavor and/or need for a drink

I’ve been eyeing the decorative use of stickpins on old pin cushions and other little things of late

Endless pattern making pleasure

SOLD Gorgeous c. 1870s Very Finely Carved Slide Lid, Three Compartment Box of One Piece of Wood, British gift for needle artist God didn't give life justJust a stunner of hand carved hardwood box whimsies are one thing, but how could someone have so perfectly carved this lid??? And how satisfying to have such an excellent raised pull to that lid, making sliding it open feel like an event and a joy. The box itself carved of one piece of wood, with three perfectly shaped compartments. I have found, with some searching, a very similar one (I would guess carved by the same maker) described as British c.