Artesania Rinconada "Classic Collection" Tiger, Uruguayan, 1970s walnut top with copper detail I purchase this box from

I purchase this box from an estate sale in Newton

This vintage hand-carved wood totem letter opener by master Northwest Coast carver Ray Williams (1933-88) would make a great gift

13 1/2" long x 4" tall x 1 3/8" deep

shape and size

complete with an interior shelf and a bright pink curdoroy lining

Artesania Rinconada "Classic Collection" Tiger, Uruguayan, 1970s walnut top with copper detail I purchase this box fromI didn't know anything about Artesania Rinconada ceramic animals when I found this tiger, but I've since learned that there was quite a menagerie of them, the creation of t Uruguayan twin brothesr Jesus and Javier Carbajales, who launched their production in 1972 in Montevideo. Spanish born (the brothers moved to Uruguay with their family after the outbreak of the Spanish Civil war in 1936), they give their collection of animal creations a Spanish