Antique German Bentwood Box with Floating Oil Lamp Wicks (Good for Making Wishes) hand-drawn birds At the center of the

At the center of the plate is (the remnants of) a hand-painted coat of of arms with horse at top and a monogram at center

Quite a cast of characters whatever the case

with no chips or cracks whatsoever that I can see

down to the expression on his face

Antique German Bentwood Box with Floating Oil Lamp Wicks (Good for Making Wishes) hand-drawn birds At the center of theI though this an especially nice one for the dawn of a new year, an antique box full of wishes of sorts, yet to be wished. There is a (partial) German paper label still adhered to the underside of the lid placing its making (or at least distribution) to Nuremberg, and then the word Mariposas, which in Spanish literally translates to "butterflies," an evocative descriptor for these tiny wicks held in wooden rounds, meant to be floated on lamp oil, and