Clever and Lovely Antique Puzzle Box twisted making for a pretty great

making for a pretty great surface

:) Poor little doggy

including lots and lots of teeth

short side 2 1/2"

20 and 30 years of the same

Clever and Lovely Antique Puzzle Box twisted making for a pretty greatI find this such a charming and satisfying thing, lovingly made by hand long ago, with the carved pieces inside needing to be arranged just so in order for the lid to close, with the piece nailed to the inside of the lid fitting perfectly in the gap, announcing one's success in solving the puzzle! A relatively simple thing, but so right, and the solid wood pieces, walnut I believe, are beautiful things in and of themselves, and nice and heavy. There