Lovely, and Useful, Antique Writing Box / Writing Slope small carved doll This terrific pair of candlesticks

This terrific pair of candlesticks was designed by Mikaela Dorfel

" and the fact that he seems to have had a pretty rough life pulls at my heart strings even more

and a striking one to put on the table

There are a few stains to the blue fabric on the interior

but his human friend is looking like he may have been through a bit of a hard time as well

Lovely, and Useful, Antique Writing Box / Writing Slope small carved doll This terrific pair of candlesticksI first picked up this box (on a recent real world antiquing exhibition) just for its lovely exterior, but was happy to open it to discover it's a writing box, with a nice red velvet covered writing slope inside, which lifts to reveal compartments beneath it on either side, and a little drawer with recesses at bottom, too. I'd never actually sat down and used one of these before, but in fact is it both super useful and quite a pleasure, and in absence