Handmade Bristle Cone Pine Tree Trunk / Limb Lidded Box Signed JE Lux child figures with cutouts in the cardboard

with cutouts in the cardboard base for each shell -- and a dry kidney bean as well to hide underneath one of them

I first grabbed this wooden egg for its beautiful exterior

Just a gorgeous thing

All this adds up to a great character and uniqueness--really a nice piece with a great presence that would look terrific most anywhere

Handmade Bristle Cone Pine Tree Trunk / Limb Lidded Box Signed JE Lux child figures with cutouts in the cardboardI'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,