in which one might hide some tiny thing
1588/3000 meaning I suppose that she made 3000 sets of these
which I have not tried to polish
I'm sure none are later than very early 20th century
which is about how old I'd guess this one is
Antique Relief Carved Folk Art Book Shaped Box with Mother, Daughter, and Slide Opening Back expressionistic glaze in which one might hideI love a book shaped box, or book shaped anything, really, and love the very folky relief carving as well as the hidden box deceptiveness! about this one. Terrific faces and hands and hair and surface on the mother and daughter in chair carved on the face of it, with ALBUM arching overhead making it all feel very cozy, and a wonderfully carved latch lock, too, spanning the gold painted recessed "pages" on the side. On the reverse, unusual in my