Trompe l'oeil Carved Wooden Envelope bronze chop but it's in great shape

but it's in great shape overall with lots of years of use in it yet--though plenty lovely just to retire for display

4 1/2" long x 1 5/8" tall x 1" deep

and then these terrific bone medallions (round on one side

This one--made of what appears to be ebony

I would guess this piece dates to the mid 20th century

Trompe l'oeil Carved Wooden Envelope bronze chop but it's in great shapeI'm not sure if 3 dimensional objects can actually qualify as trompe 'loeil, but I'm using the term to describe this wonderful carved envelope anyway! First, it is the size of an real small envelope, and second, the manner of the carving in relation to the color and grain of the wood creates the appearance of faux shadows (on top of real ones), crinkles, and the bulk of a letter inside. I'm not good identifying woods, but it seems an ususual one