John Jenkins' Marvelous 1891 Carved Box with Reclining Nude handmade shelf 3 3/8" l x 1

3 3/8" l x 1 3/16" w x 1 1/6" d

The writing on reverse is a bit visible through the paper

and I'll keep buying them when I found them

it was signed by a Lucy Davis in 1817

but not one with a whole scenario unfolding atop of it

John Jenkins' Marvelous 1891 Carved Box with Reclining Nude handmade shelf 3 3/8" l x 1Love, love, love this one, loaded with wonderful details such as not one but two pillows for our Venus (of sorts) to recline upon, though she still does look a bit uncomfortable! Heart, diamond, club and spade too, plus a funny little dome to fill an empty corner, then deeply carved flowers and stems across the top, more ornament on the sides, and the name of its proud maker John Jenkins in capital letters across the back with the year framed in