Lovely Antique Treen (Presumed Card) Box with Heart Cutout carved monkey adding up to a pretty

adding up to a pretty perfect thing

ladles and dippers

and terrific little stars inside of squares carved in the handle

or just outside the guest bedroom

sadly deeply creased on the diagonal

Lovely Antique Treen (Presumed Card) Box with Heart Cutout carved monkey adding up to a prettyI believe this lovely antique hardwood box was made to hold a deck of cards as it does so beautifully, fitting exactly one deck of standard dimension cards snugly inside, with the heart shaped window providing a peep. And, shaped like a little book, it could be stealthily slipped in among the the stacks in the library or parlor, then pulled out when in need of diversion! 4 1 8" x 3 1 8" x 15 16". Fits standard cards: 2 5 16" x 3 9 16". Very good