Beautifully Worn Old Leather Box handblown glass bowl Plus the pewter walnuts themselves

Plus the pewter walnuts themselves are just great objects

or just hang it on the wall

Underneath her fabric skirt

functional to boot

but also had an extensive collection of South American textiles

Beautifully Worn Old Leather Box handblown glass bowl Plus the pewter walnuts themselvesThis old box would feel right at home in a library or study filled with old books, leather club chairs and maybe a fireplace ( wafting cigar smoke, too!) I'd guess it might have been made as a card box (I believe two decks would fit inside), but would be good for all sorts of things. The leather is wonderfully worn to a warm dark brown and it just has a great feeling to it. The leather hinge connecting the lid to base on the back side is mostly split