Fancy Inlaid Wood Darning Ball with Treenware Cup sake cups The lid is attached by

The lid is attached by nice hinges

it makes an ideal planter--refined enough for inside

which I am guessing represents a deer

other than that I think it has a great silhouette and an interesting surface

this oak wood box is constructed of four hinged parts with triangular shaped ends

Fancy Inlaid Wood Darning Ball with Treenware Cup sake cups The lid is attached byI thought this lovely old darning ball needed a spot to sit, so am including a sweet old turned wood cup as a freebie. The ball is beautifully crafted of a light and darker wood, and I think may be German, 1920s 1940s or so. The turned blonde wood cup may be older. A pretty pair to set somewhere to admire if not to put the ball to use mending a sock now and then. The ball measures 2 1 4" across. The cup is 2" tall x 2 3 8" wide. The ball is in overall