Clever and Lovely Antique Puzzle Box embroidery with super elegant lines--I really

with super elegant lines--I really love how the round of the ball is echoed perfectly by the curved walls of the cage at top and bottom

5 1/2" x 3 1/8" and apart from the charred corner and a little staining on reverse

best known for his viking figures

) I love the little face near the top

Clever and Lovely Antique Puzzle Box embroidery with super elegant lines--I reallyI find this such a charming and satisfying thing, lovingly made by hand long ago, with the carved pieces inside needing to be arranged just so in order for the lid to close, with the piece nailed to the inside of the lid fitting perfectly in the gap, announcing one's success in solving the puzzle! A relatively simple thing, but so right, and the solid wood pieces, walnut I believe, are beautiful things in and of themselves, and nice and heavy. There