Elegant Rounded Treen Box with Threaded Top blue body I think this little old

I think this little old handmade wooden box is very sweet

preserved beetle

but it is in overall very good condition and could easily be framed to show just the drawing itself

Carved with a knife and chisel

Really a terrific piece

Elegant Rounded Treen Box with Threaded Top blue body I think this little oldI think it is possible that this lovely treen box is a snuff box, or, if not, I'd think a spice box the space inside is not very large, suggesting that it was made to hold something fairly precious, which one would likely dispense using a little spoon The wood on this lathe turned piece is just gorgeous, as is its form, from beautifully rounded bottom to finely detailed little finial on top. And the threaded top half screws tightly onto the bottom to