1903 Heart Shaped Love Token Metalsmith's Paperweight with Inset Photo nesting dolls with just a bit of

with just a bit of tearing to the paper label in a few spots

but unlike any I've see before and really wonderfully done

which as the person I purchased it from noted would make a fantastic garden stool for a frog--though I think I'd find a good spot for it inside:)

7 3/4" t x 2" w and in very good condition

The top left drawer is a little tight

1903 Heart Shaped Love Token Metalsmith's Paperweight with Inset Photo nesting dolls with just a bit ofAmong my very favorite Brimfield finds, I purchased this one from a South Carolina based dealer who has been the source of a number of treasures. I've never seen the likes of it before, a paperweight with photograph embedded perfectly framed by cutout heart inside the larger brass heart. Surely a love token, and surely made by a metalsmith, in 1903, I presume for his sweetheart Carrie (or Earrie? but I'm thinking maybe he just added an extra flourish