19th century, of casket form decorated with silvered and tooled leather panels showing squirrels, doves, and scrolling oak leaves, with unusual bronze handle showing an elf's head wearing a jester's hat on two legs ending in paw feet, the interior lined with blue embroidery having a circular depression at center
h. 5-1/2 w. 5-3/4 d. 3-1/4 in.

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Panels of lower section starting to warp, causing a few tears and losses in the leather, a few losses at corners