Magical Cloth Covered, Glass Topped Box with Layered Cut Paper Framing turned wood ink bottle complete deck of 32 Piatnik

complete deck of 32  Piatnik & Söhne “Sehr Feine Aufschlagkarten” fortune telling cards

The base measures 3 5/16" wide x 2 1/2" deep x 1/4" thick

and the soft

as if a champion rower looking askance at her lesser competitors

The interior of the lid and body reveals the stunning original

Magical Cloth Covered, Glass Topped Box with Layered Cut Paper Framing turned wood ink bottle complete deck of 32 PiatnikI'm not sure what this box once housed or where it came from, but I find it quite a magical thing now, and am really sort of obsessed with it! The layers of pink and cream cut paper under the glass lid remind me of antique school girl valentines and paper dolls and woven hearts, and create quite a dramatic frame that suggests something truly spectacular should be housed inside. The sides of the cardboard box are covered in woven cloth, which is worn