Cool Vintage Magnetic Wooden Octagon lions feet Eleven swans a swimming

Eleven swans a swimming

and into which it was just mounted

I've found a few other old French hand-painted souvenir boxes

showing a few small scratches/cracks in the wood

but I think its got a bit of a pretty strong  Arts and Crafts sensibility from a hundred years prior

Cool Vintage Magnetic Wooden Octagon lions feet Eleven swans a swimmingI wish I know the maker of this thing, as I think it's very cool, and feels kind of iconic or should be! It evades being photographed well, but it's comprised of four parts, with magnets on each interior facet, which fit together in one particular way (the magnets repel each other otherwise.) Fitted together, it makes a satisfying solid, a perfect desk object with a surprise. It definitely has some age, and a nice weight and feel in the hand. Very