Wonderful Antique Handpainted Treen Pencil Shaped Pencil Box (With Early Pencil, As Found) victorian hand though there are examples of

though there are examples of antique shortbread/biscuit prickers--used for pricking dough to allow steam to escape-- of a similar nature

I have found one other out there done in a very similar manner listed at $1800 and described as dating to the 1700’s

I would guess it dates to the late 19th century or very early 20th century

though also nice to enjoy like a secret surprise in their original context

Wonderful Antique Handpainted Treen Pencil Shaped Pencil Box (With Early Pencil, As Found) victorian hand though there are examples ofI love an old pencil box and really love this one, 19th century I believe, found in Maine and with a very old pencil found inside of it. This is much better in hand, with the paint decorated body of the turned wooden pencil box just gorgeous, a swirly mix of white and blue and brown, and some gold paint gilding still hanging on to the end cap. And the shape of its tip, with squared end, really completes it for me. It looks perhaps like there is an