Carved Bone African Trinket Boxes - A Pair steel tacks box or just purring

or just purring

There is some loss of the gold paint and a bit of curling to the leather

There is a nice warm patina to the grass

but this does not detract from their charm

Carved Bone African Trinket Boxes - A Pair steel tacks box or just purringI love the carved faces on this pair of trinket boxes, which I believe are African and made of bone and what appears to be silver or silver plate (it is quite shiny.) She certainly looks like a crowned queen, and he looks like quite a wise man and also a bit like Santa Claus! These would be great on a vanity or dresser used as pill boxes or containers for rings and earrings. Sold as a pair. Each box measures 2 5 8" long x 1 1 4" wide x 1 1 8" tall.