Antique 19th C. Swiss Black Forest Carved 9" Figural Match or Toothpick Holder, Jovial Figure brilliant cut crystal She wears the extra large

She wears the extra large lace bonnet we see in fashion late 1700s

Hound and game hens

The blades are all just as you see them

based on the notations on the thin velds still adhered to back of the small painting

Antique 19th C. Swiss Black Forest Carved 9" Figural Match or Toothpick Holder, Jovial Figure brilliant cut crystal She wears the extra largeDelightful antique Black Forest hand carved 9 1 8" tall jovial figure, a match or toothpick holder with multi color wood finish and fabulous detail! These 19th century elegant little carved figures, Swiss Black Forest works of sculpture that seem unimaginable to have carved, and imagine how rare to find ones that remain after all of these years. Most often we find thread spools, both men and women's figures though we don't find them often! This one is