Finely Done Presumed Early 19th C. French Secret Compartment Books Box doll with carved wooden head they're the best

they're the best

Paper measures 8 1/16” x 6 5/8”

1860-80s or so

price is per drawing

This small totem was carved from a very soft

Finely Done Presumed Early 19th C. French Secret Compartment Books Box doll with carved wooden head they're the bestNot your average secret secret compartment inside a book box, this one I believe is French and quite old. I have found one other out there done in a very similar manner listed at $1800 and described as dating to the 1700s; I am not certain on the date, but the three leather bound books here are 18th early 19th c. Their pages were glued together and pressed, allowing the center section to be hollowed out, with the compartments lined in leather, a