Antique Victorian Black Forest Carved Match Stick or Toothpick Holder, Foliate Ostrich designating at least

designating at least

and is not available for shipment internationally

The hinged pin back remains and the c-clamp looks to have been re-mounted at some point or was roughly mounted to begin with (see images)

it's had little wear and is supple and ready to work up as a big down-filled and opulent decorator pillow

taupe and blues and nothing at all like the colors that emerge once the kiln has melted the enamel powders into the thick glassine finish that some mistake for porcelain

Antique Victorian Black Forest Carved Match Stick or Toothpick Holder, Foliate Ostrich designating at leastDelightful antique Victorian to Edwardian era Black Forest hand carved match or toothpick holder in the form of a wheat or grain bushel on an attached base tray with ornate basket weave styling and grapes or berries & foliage on the vine! A relatively mundane use I guess but we all do need or use matches at the hearth or perhaps toothpicks in the kitchen and I can't think of a better receptacle that this little treasure. The oval base tray is 7. 5" x