Little Wooden Florentine Box with Portrait wooden toad glass eyes There is a small ink

There is a small ink smudge above the eye on her right thigh

Her photographs have been published by The Atlantic

The face and details appear to be pyrography

It feels very Zen to me--a completely harmonious balance of form

/ He ever needs the screen of lies

Little Wooden Florentine Box with Portrait wooden toad glass eyes There is a small inkI believe this sweet little wooden box was a Florentine souvenir, c. 1920s or so, with raised gold painted detailing and lovely portrait of a red haired woman at center. Hinged, with a red painted interior, it would be good for jewelry or other little things, and definitely makes me want to be wandering around the Uffizi when I look at it! 3 1 4" x 2" x 1 5 8" t. A couple of small dings but overall good condition, with a nice old world sort of