Sphere Shaped Turned Wooden Box Scheurich vase which seem mostly to date

which seem mostly to date from the 1940s or so

with the care and skill of their maker palpable

9 1/2" long x 5 1/4" wide x 1/2" thick

a garlic press used to make the terrifically shaggy mane

This fantastic

Sphere Shaped Turned Wooden Box Scheurich vase which seem mostly to dateSo many wonderful wooden boxes in the world! I only occasionally come across sphere shaped boxes like this one, and snatch them up whenever I do; just such a satisfying form, and pretty handy too. There is a bit of a tendency of round boxes like this to warp as the wood expands and contracts; this one fits together nicely at the moment, but if it is very humid it might need a quick pop in the freezer to correct a bit of expansion. Really lovely, with