Very Handsome Antique Cigar Box Wood Chest with Alligatoring eyes and for its black surface

and for its black surface that also shows some traces of red on the handle where it was clearly much grabbed

4 3/4" widest

just what was needed and not a thing more

If needed/desired he could be replaced with a colorful bead or all sorts of other things

one small knick on the lip of the wide end

Very Handsome Antique Cigar Box Wood Chest with Alligatoring eyes and for its black surfaceA beauty of an old tabletop chest, fashioned of cigar box wood but clearly with aspirations of being perceived as quite stately. With all original porcelain pulls, which were carefully secured with facing bits of wood on the inside of the drawers, and cigar box labels "Sea Spray" and"Country Cousin" visible on the drawer interiors, as if auto biographical messages sent across time. Nice alligatoring to the finish, too. Really made with a lot of care