Antique Black Lacquer Snuff/Trinket Box with Silver "K" wearever cookware ) of other is nicely

) of other is nicely hollowed out at the end

and which continued to operate and export its wares until the 1980s

allowing them to move to and fro--when raised above her head

and larger needlepoint for the bright pink ground

the round of the lid makes a perfect pedestal for the carving

Antique Black Lacquer Snuff/Trinket Box with Silver "K" wearever cookware ) of other is nicelyJust a simple one, but a lovely one, with nice lines and a silver K on the underside of the lid, which of course makes this Kate like it all the more. I believe a snuff box but a slightly larger scale one, which makes it useful one for holding rings or earrings or pills or whatever. Lacquer over wood I think rather than papier mache as it is harder and thinner walled. One can never have too many pretty little boxes, I say! 4 x 1 5 8 x 1 5 8 t and in