Very Handsome Antique Cigar Box Wood Chest with Alligatoring andersen studio tree vase The more time I spend

The more time I spend with this hand carved granite sculpture

Box measures 5" x 2 1/4" x 3/4" and is in excellent condition

with gold leaf added on the teeth and eyes

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Very Handsome Antique Cigar Box Wood Chest with Alligatoring andersen studio tree vase The more time I spendA beauty of an old tabletop chest, fashioned of cigar box wood but clearly with aspirations of being perceived as quite stately. With all original porcelain pulls, which were carefully secured with facing bits of wood on the inside of the drawers, and cigar box labels "Sea Spray" and"Country Cousin" visible on the drawer interiors, as if auto biographical messages sent across time. Nice alligatoring to the finish, too. Really made with a lot of care