Finely Done Presumed Early 19th C. French Secret Compartment Books Box primitive folk art figure down to every detail

down to every detail

but I think they're fun and pretty cool

and a fold to cover at lower left corner

Very well done

Finely Done Presumed Early 19th C. French Secret Compartment Books Box primitive folk art figure down to every detailNot your average secret secret compartment inside a book box, this one I believe is French and quite old. I have found one other out there done in a very similar manner listed at $1800 and described as dating to the 1700s; I am not certain on the date, but the three leather bound books here are 18th early 19th c. Their pages were glued together and pressed, allowing the center section to be hollowed out, with the compartments lined in leather, a