Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart matte black I think they created a

I think they created a marvelously dynamic print

Such baskets were only produced at specific times of year

with beautiful jointed corners

with just a tiny bit of loss to the gilding around the rim

” “the sweet symbol of a high and elaborate civilization

Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart matte black I think they created aI found this wonderful box at an estate sale in MA in a modest house packed to the gills with a long lifetime's accumulation. In the basement was the husband's woodshop, loaded with old tools and equipment, and I would guess (or at least I like to imagine!) this box was made down there as a present to his wife. It certainly smacks of love and care, and I especially love the inlaid mother of pearl not quite symmetrical heart. The lid features a very