Beautiful, Spare, Two Compartment 19th Century Book Shaped Box Carved From One Piece of Wood chopper surely symbolic of a certain

surely symbolic of a certain patriotism

And with many years of use manifesting in a very rich patina

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with a fantastic patina from years of use

and I believe it is the spirit of the deceased shown fluttering over the head of the figure on the right vessel

Beautiful, Spare, Two Compartment 19th Century Book Shaped Box Carved From One Piece of Wood chopper surely symbolic of a certainA 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