Old Turned Wooden Apple with Horse Roulette Spinner Inside \to hang Mich 48890

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and happily found its mate

in very large part for its very rich patina--which is what won the dealer I purchased it from too

I have not touched it as its got a nice patina

Old Turned Wooden Apple with Horse Roulette Spinner Inside \to hang Mich 48890I'll never get over my love for turned and painted wooden apple boxes like this one. These were made in Japan for the Western market, beginning in the late 19th c., and often housed miniature tea sets, or roulette style games this one still holding the spinner and ball for a horse racing game. The exterior shows general wear and one small ding to the wood, but to my mind one should pluck every one of these one finds and build an orchard of a