Unique Large Carved Antler with Figural Hunting Scenes, Black Forest Needle Case or Match Vesta French silver vermeil Beautifully hand painted throughout

Beautifully hand painted throughout

Photos show that the fronton up top has been attached and braced

or a long bolster pillow Again

sister in law to Marie-Antoinette

Superb detail in the faces of the figures

Unique Large Carved Antler with Figural Hunting Scenes, Black Forest Needle Case or Match Vesta French silver vermeil Beautifully hand painted throughoutI've never seen anything quite like this one. Mid 19th century German or Tyrolean Black Forest carved stag antler figural case with seated shepherd boy, dog, and woodland animals. It is not ivory, but is carved from a large antler, which interior can have a look of ivory but not the unique grain. Beautifully crafted, the rather large case has an inner compartment 3 8" in diameter and 2 3 4" length interior. Short for bodkins or net lacing needles, and