Wonderful 19th C. Carved Out Box with Butterfly and Original Paint Decoration roman glass bottle decorated only with some blue

decorated only with some blue glazing on the tail fin

L Hill "City Hall" blocks I just listed

who looks as if he has been around the block and then around the block again

and very sweet

Wonderful 19th C. Carved Out Box with Butterfly and Original Paint Decoration roman glass bottle decorated only with some blueThis one feels like my real find of the week (it is getting so hard to find things that are undervalued, I must say!), which I purchased on ebay in a largely unnoticed auction listing from a seller not typically dealing in older things. And quite an old box it is, with the interesting shape, entirely carved out of a block of wood no nails; the only hardware is the hinges holding on the lid. The paint decoration is original to it and just gorgeous