Antique Swiss Black Forest Carved Wood Tree Stump Match or Toothpick Holder with FOX Palais Garnier Amazing detail and

Amazing detail and

Late Georgian to early Victorian Compendium

though hers has a break that has a very old repair to it

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Antique Swiss Black Forest Carved Wood Tree Stump Match or Toothpick Holder with FOX Palais Garnier Amazing detail andDelightful antique Victorian era hand carved c. 1880s, Swiss Black Forest souvenir trade item, a match or toothpick holder with fox hiding or crouching in the tree roots! Entirely carved of a single piece of wood, wonderful detail and anatomy on the fox with long bushy tail and cautious but stealthy pose. The base of this one marked "Lucerne", backing up our claim that these were often souvenir pieces. One of two similar pieces that we're adding this