Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart matte black The hand thrown vase is

The hand thrown vase is signed at the bottom

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

Really a lovely piece

to understand the play being made

with beautiful jointed corners

Lidded Handmade Wooden Box with Inlaid Mother of Pearl Heart matte black The hand thrown vase isI 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