Trompe l'oeil Carved Wooden Envelope bronze chop but it's in great shape

but it's in great shape overall with lots of years of use in it yet--though plenty lovely just to retire for display

though the individual components are so nicely crafted and great looking

There are many good bud vases out there

I have not attempted to clean this box as I love the darkness of the aged copper but I imagine it would brighten up nicely

This one--made of what appears to be ebony

Trompe l'oeil Carved Wooden Envelope bronze chop but it's in great shapeI'm not sure if 3 dimensional objects can actually qualify as trompe 'loeil, but I'm using the term to describe this wonderful carved envelope anyway! First, it is the size of an real small envelope, and second, the manner of the carving in relation to the color and grain of the wood creates the appearance of faux shadows (on top of real ones), crinkles, and the bulk of a letter inside. I'm not good identifying woods, but it seems an ususual one