Small Hand-crafted Old Wooden Wall Shelf for Tiny Curios egyptian drawing and what I’d assume are

and what I’d assume are hooks hanging from their mouths

5 1/8" across at lip and 4 1/2" across at base

it is possible it is a sea lion

one features an orange grid

12 vintage Dansk candles included with purchase

Small Hand-crafted Old Wooden Wall Shelf for Tiny Curios egyptian drawing and what I’d assume areWhat a curious little shelf this is, stamped on the back as having been made by Ebenezer Averill Boxworks. I've done some digging and have found a few Ebenezer Averill's from these parts from the 18th and 19th centuries, but have not found any citations of a Boxworks, so am not quite sure of the age of this piece, though I might guess late 19th early 20th c. I'm also not quite sure what is was made for perhaps for spools of thread and thimbles? It