Old Folk Art Puzzle Box with Inlaid Stars and Shields carved bone all in great condition with

all in great condition with very little color loss

In very good condition for their age

Nice old dry wood patinas on both

I think it is truly an extraordinary object

Old Folk Art Puzzle Box with Inlaid Stars and Shields carved bone all in great condition withI love an old folk art box with inlays, and a puzzle box even more, even better for stars on top and a red velvet lining! This box is not 100% perfect in its puzzle functioning: there is one missing bit on one short side, which allows one to cheat the proper lid opening process by raising the lid over the screw if desired, but one can still open it the right way by rotating one half of the lid out, then sliding the lid over, then rotating the other