Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart matte black Each plate measure 7

Each plate measure 7

” “the sweet symbol of a high and elaborate civilization

which has been carefully hand-cut and hand-painted

Really a lovely piece

with just a tiny bit of loss to the gilding around the rim

Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart matte black Each plate measure 7I found this wonderful box at an estate sale in MA in a modest house packed to the gills with a long lifetime's accumulation. In the basement was the husband's woodshop, loaded with old tools and equipment, and I would guess (or at least I like to imagine!) this box was made down there as a present to his wife. It certainly smacks of love and care, and I especially love the inlaid mother of pearl not quite symmetrical heart. The lid features a very