Early 19th C. Brass Vesta with Engraved Sun Shining Through Clouds handwoven throw but Eric Oglander at tihngs

but Eric Oglander at tihngs posted a pair some time ago which I had held in my memory and looked up

)  The wonderfully sculptural handmade leather dice cups--with cork bottoms on their interiors and small nails around the bottoms of their exteriors--fit together so as to keep the contents secure

Hawthorne Mass

and I really like how the figure is executed as a bust

Early 19th C. Brass Vesta with Engraved Sun Shining Through Clouds handwoven throw but Eric Oglander at tihngsI believe this was made to function as a vesta rather than as a snuff box, early 19th century European I believe. And a sun casting rays through the clouds seems just right to me as the imagery engraved on a case for matches made long before there was electricity let there be light! 2 3 4" x 1 1 2" x 3 4" and in very good condition, with just a couple of small spots to the brass, which I have not touched. Opens easily and closes tight and flush.