Lovely Victorian Forget Me Not Seashell Box with Pin Cushion wooden soldiers boxy and direct

boxy and direct

5 1/8" tall x 3 3/4" diameter

I've had a couple of old climbing toys of this manner in the shop

The green sparkly center of one of the beaded eyes is gone and he is well worn all over

Lovely Victorian Forget Me Not Seashell Box with Pin Cushion wooden soldiers boxy and directA very lovely example of a Victorian second half 19th century seashell box in very good condition, with papered sides painted to look like tortoiseshell, pin cushion top, and shell framed color print on the front bearing the message "Forget Me Not." Not a missing shell that I can see, and while a bit delicate, the paper hinge of the lid is still well attached, opening to reveal a clean, pink papered interior. In the form of a miniature chest with