Wonderful 19th C. Carved Out Box with Butterfly and Original Paint Decoration roman glass bottle ) And having grown up

) And having grown up surrounded by stoneware pottery of this ilk

with Cincinatti

decorated only with some blue glazing on the tail fin

L Hill "City Hall" blocks I just listed

In very good condition

Wonderful 19th C. Carved Out Box with Butterfly and Original Paint Decoration roman glass bottle ) And having grown upThis one feels like my real find of the week (it is getting so hard to find things that are undervalued, I must say!), which I purchased on ebay in a largely unnoticed auction listing from a seller not typically dealing in older things. And quite an old box it is, with the interesting shape, entirely carved out of a block of wood no nails; the only hardware is the hinges holding on the lid. The paint decoration is original to it and just gorgeous