Excellent Antique Shellwork Jewelry Box hand-painted wooden pin I'd guess 1950s-60s

I'd guess 1950s-60s

I don't know a thing about the origins of this carved sculpture (which I don't think photos quite do justice)

circle etc against glossy electric blue are super sharp

Just classic

This large hand thrown ceramic vase features bold

Excellent Antique Shellwork Jewelry Box hand-painted wooden pin I'd guess 1950s-60sI've been looking a long time for an antique shellwork box to really love, and finally found it in the this one (though I am still on the hunt for a sailor's valentine!) As a genre, I think of these as the coastal cousins of chip carved tramp art boxes, but I've found it rare to find ones that elevate gluing to shells onto a box to something that feels like an art form! I think in part it is the use of crushed shells to encrust every inch of the