Lovely 19th C. Treen Barrel Shaped Box walnut framed slate with cut out letters

with cut out letters

while showing a little surface rust/staining (heightened in photos) are clean and completely usable

hand-etched with an jam-packed array of Freemasonry symbols

which is pretty wonderful to see

nicely constructed one

Lovely 19th C. Treen Barrel Shaped Box walnut framed slate with cut out lettersJust a very lovely antique treen barrel shaped box, 19th c. British I believe and I'd guess made of boxwood. Perhaps it once held a glass bottle inside (perhaps for ink?) but I'm not entirely sure. Whatever the case, I've looked at quite a lot of treen containers and this is quite a nice example, with especially nice detailing on the lid. 2 7 8" t x 2" in diameter. Very good condition, no splits or chips or other issues; beautiful surface to the wood