Lovely Old Carved Toy Sword lidded latched box with a little loss of

with a little loss of stain along the edges

His arms move up and down smoothly

with paper behind it visible along the top and bottom edges

This "bowl of treasures" design apparently first appeared in the 16th century

Lovely Old Carved Toy Sword lidded latched box with a little loss ofMuch more fun to wield a play sword than a carved letter opener, and this would be a good one to hang from a nail on the wall then take down to put it into action now and then. I assume this was carved for a child in order to do exactly that and its tip appears to have taken a stab or two. Quite a lovely object I think, all carved from one piece of wood, and beautiful wood at that. 18 1 4" long x 2 1 8" across at handle, 3 8" thick. One small chip on