An Unusual 19thC Treen Carved & Hand Painted Folk Art Love Token in the Form of a Hand Saw sub-Curios These biscuits can be served

These biscuits can be served in so many ways

with the labels varying in condition from excellent to fair

Cats are alleged to be able to see ghosts and spirits easier than humans (hailing from Egyptian beliefs) and it is possible that it was their job to catch vermin of a more spiritual kind

The hinged lid opens to a fitted interior enclosing rows of eleven (one lacking) original watercolour paints with labels to each for example Indigo

for if a man be not an artist he cannot form an elegant bowl

An Unusual 19thC Treen Carved & Hand Painted Folk Art Love Token in the Form of a Hand Saw sub-Curios These biscuits can be servedOrigin: British Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1883 Length: 19. 25 inches Height: 5. 5 inches (at maximum) Depth: 1. 25 inches (at maximum) The nave and primitive love token, in the form of a wooden carved handle and blade with hand painted carved gilt initials E. C and F. S amongst forest green painted vine leaves, dated below in gilt to 1883. The reverse is both plain, flat and unmarked. Condition is excellent, with the