Sweet Miniature 9 Drawer Handmade Chest choppy seascape While these ceramics were traditionally

While these ceramics were traditionally made for use in the home

Small but wonderfully detailed--all that intensively carved fur and those tiny little feet and crosshatched tail

so would think this dates to the first quarter of the 20th c

when optical illusions because a big thing in France (check out the phénakisticopes published by Joseph Plateau)  and reversal portraits were circulated

so would have worked more like a marionette--though his long flat feet seem definitely designed for tapping

Sweet Miniature 9 Drawer Handmade Chest choppy seascape While these ceramics were traditionallyA charming little chest, very much a labor of love, with nine little drawers perfect for filling with collections of tiny things. I just love the looks of it, a little wonky in all the right ways, with the faces of the drawers stained what looks like three different shades, and a sweet combo of scalloped edging on the front and spiked edge behind. The drawers are made of very thin wood; I think perhaps salvaged from cigar boxes, with pulls attached by