Handmade Bristle Cone Pine Tree Trunk / Limb Lidded Box Signed JE Lux hand-carved wooden clothes brush but would also work great

but would also work great as vases or small planters--or are just great sculptural objects on a shelf

and a bit of cracking to the surface of the lacquer on the bottom of the interior tray

The existence in the world of things such as this that exemplify such love and care I find truly heartening

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Handmade Bristle Cone Pine Tree Trunk / Limb Lidded Box Signed JE Lux hand-carved wooden clothes brush but would also work greatI've been loving lots of trompe l'oeil tree bark looking things, but here is a real one! I've seen a few of this sort of tree trunk or limb boxes around, but none I think as fine as this one. It was made from a "400 year old bristle cone pine" by a JE Lux (or JELUX), who clearly had a great deal of respect for this piece of wood, as he took great care crafting it into a beautiful piece. The interior bottom is lined with black velvet; and the top,