Cast Silver Polar Bear frog-shaped box of a floating lily pad

of a floating lily pad

which indeed suggests a rather unusual narrative

Beautifully carved of what I believe is a green soapstone

There are actually two slightly different pairs that make up this set of four

embodying endless treasures out in the world waiting to be found

Cast Silver Polar Bear frog-shaped box of a floating lily padThis miniature cast sterling silver polar bear is just an exquisite little object, happy perched most anywhere or carried in a pocket as a good luck charm. Though I have found no mark on it, I have found a number of lovely cast silver polar bears online of about the same size and to which it bears a close resemblance. I found this one at the estate sale of an avid art (and small animal) collector in Kansas City, which included many fine things. I've