Charming c. 1900 Hand-engraved Brass Vesta or Card Case with Ballerina china doll legs Another beautiful old wooden stacking

Another beautiful old wooden stacking toy

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he’s been beaten up a bit

simple and direct

and am not someone who gets especially excited about butter molds or gingerbread molds

Charming c. 1900 Hand-engraved Brass Vesta or Card Case with Ballerina china doll legs Another beautiful old wooden stackingI really love the ballerina hand engraved on this case, executed with wonderful attention to detail from those eyes cast off to one side, to those long fingers and pointed toes, to all of those great ruffles in between! C. 1900 I believe, and I take it for a vesta, for matches, but the knowledgable dealer I purchased it from classified it as a card case. In an event, I think quite a charmer, just the right size to carry around in one's pocket with