Carved Wooden Foot Shaped Ashtray with Copper Insert antique box Really just a lovely little

Really just a lovely little piece

circa 1920s-40s vintage Japanese footed ceramic cachepot

This would be great hanging in the kitchen for keeping a grocery or to do list

but equally handy for earrings

Carved Wooden Foot Shaped Ashtray with Copper Insert antique box Really just a lovely littleI've found some other carved wooden feet like this one that served as ashtrays, but I haven't found one with a removable copper ashtray fitted and set on top. I think it is possible that the insert was custom made at a later date for this particular foot, which I found at an estate sale in Acton, MA in a house filled to the brim with a lifetime's accumulation with all sorts of wonderful things! I'd guess the foot itself is Southeast Asian in origin