Stunning Antique Walnut and Maple Inlay Box brass spinners circa late 1960s

circa late 1960s

More popular and of enduring renown in the realm of dolls constructed of walnuts are Loveleigh Novelty dolls made by Itura Rosalein Colley Leigh

printed on white arches-type paper

This and the rest from what I understand came from a  sketchbook of drawings Malta did in the 1930s or so

and as perfect little pedestals for displaying other little things

Stunning Antique Walnut and Maple Inlay Box brass spinners circa late 1960sI love a beautiful box, and to my eye this one is about perfect as it gets; just gorgeous! Someone more knowledgeable than me identified the woods as walnut with maple inlay; I'd guess they are right and what a stunning combination the two make in very finely executed alternation, forming concentric squares on the fitted lid and framed triangles on the sides. Classic, timeless, and also very modern feeling, and large enough to be useful as a box but