RARE Antique 19th C. Swiss Black Forest Carved Figural Match or Toothpick Holder, Figure with Woven Baskets New Jersey complete and housed in its

complete and housed in its original fitted case bearing the purveyor’s label:

a bit of the silvering on the original intact mirror inside lid has crumbled away

there are only 1046 known to still exist

The handles are all in sterling silver

all of the brass stringing remains and the interior has the old original (slightly tattered) silk lining

RARE Antique 19th C. Swiss Black Forest Carved Figural Match or Toothpick Holder, Figure with Woven Baskets New Jersey complete and housed in itsCharming antique Swiss Black Forest hand carved match or toothpick holder, a finely detailed bearded man with woven pack or basket on back, one at his feet and displayed on a beautifully carved plinth! These 19th century elegant little carved figures, Swiss Black Forest works of sculpture that seem unimaginable to have carved, and imagine how rare to find ones that remain after all of these years. Most often we find thread spools, both men and women's