Beautiful, Spare, Two Compartment 19th Century Book Shaped Box Carved From One Piece of Wood asian-themed 6 1/2" x 5 3/4"

6 1/2" x 5 3/4" and in very good condition

divided in halves

This little lamb just tugs at my heartstrings

The post holding the ball can move up and down and will come out

but really I don't think these have been much used

Beautiful, Spare, Two Compartment 19th Century Book Shaped Box Carved From One Piece of Wood asian-themed 6 1/2" x 5 3/4"A beautiful, carefully carved antique book shaped box, the quiet loveliness of which photos don't quite capture. I wish I were better at identifying woods the wood in this case a dense, straight grained hardwood of quite a beautiful ashy light brown gray. And a bit unusual opening via a flat, perfectly fitted slide lid on one side, which almost disappears when closed. With two slightly different sized interior compartments. All carved out from one