Small Hand-crafted Old Wooden Wall Shelf for Tiny Curios box with lion I really can’t think of

I really can’t think of a better pot in which to plant a big

This one really makes me want to host an afternoon tea simply in order to serve from it

There is residue from an old piece of tape on one side and some darkening to the copper

Patented in 1889

rose and yellow glaze

Small Hand-crafted Old Wooden Wall Shelf for Tiny Curios box with lion I really can’t think ofWhat a curious little shelf this is, stamped on the back as having been made by Ebenezer Averill Boxworks. I've done some digging and have found a few Ebenezer Averill's from these parts from the 18th and 19th centuries, but have not found any citations of a Boxworks, so am not quite sure of the age of this piece, though I might guess late 19th early 20th c. I'm also not quite sure what is was made for perhaps for spools of thread and thimbles? It