Antique Carved c.1800s Ivory Box with Carved Ivory Alphabet Inside, Curiosity or Toy Fruits of the Hunt suitable for Sautern or brandy

suitable for Sautern or brandy

The cast neo-Renaissance formed tazza features Chimera (horses with serpent bodies or mermaid tail

The cover glass has always been pretty filthy inside

Those are the furniture and cabinetry tradesmen in France and the era brought forth a myriad of the finest old boxes

Good to very good condition throughout

Antique Carved c.1800s Ivory Box with Carved Ivory Alphabet Inside, Curiosity or Toy Fruits of the Hunt suitable for Sautern or brandyA sweet little curiosity from my own antique collections, this box is less than 2" in diameter, and contains all of an alphabet of letters, each perfectly carved and preserved. The entire alphabet is there, but enough to teach a child. Likely part of a teaching aid, toy, or game in first half of 1800s. There are 26 in all, and the box is in fine condition for age, too. I've never seen another in all these decades. Very good to excellent condition, not