Silver Mouse Paperweight, Presumed Old Newbury Crafters for Cartier gold painted whimsy perched on the corner of

perched on the corner of the drafting table of an artist

The box also shows lots of wear

and the beautifully jointed back corners

4 1/4" across at arms

and this is one of two old handmade marble solitaire boards I've just snatched up in order to put them to good use

Silver Mouse Paperweight, Presumed Old Newbury Crafters for Cartier gold painted whimsy perched on the corner ofI found this lovely silver mouse digging through a bin in a shop in southern Maine where I have, over time, turned up some amazing little treasures. It was quite tarnished, but I had a feeling about it, and it also felt vaguely familiar and, bottom line, what an elegant little mouse, with a bit of a mid century feeling about it. Anyway, a little research led me to discover an identical solid sterling silver mouse produced for Cartier by Old Newbury