as if to say hands--or bottoms--off
I believe it is an icepick
Another example that some of the most amazing things in the world are also some of the tiniest is this vintage Chinese hand-carved walnut featuring tiny depictions of monks
From what I can tell it is an extremely rare one
and what a luminous and evocative melon upon which it is munching
Scarce and Beautiful c. 1830-40s American Block-printed Paper Framed Travel Mirror in Original Paper Sleeve vintage sapling paint sign as if to say hands--orI love everything I buy and sell in one way or another, but then there are the things I feel a special reverence for, handling as if precious jewels, and this is one of those. It is a travel mirror, American I do believe, c. 1830s 40s, framed in the most beautiful block printed paper (look closely and there is a gold leafed pattern printed on top of that best blue one), with hinged cover (in more beautiful block printed paper, over board) that folds