Lovely Antique Double Sided Decorative Motif Carving "Sampler" Signed Upton the archer I'll never pass by an

I'll never pass by an antique Burmese lacquer betel box if I can afford it--which increasingly I can't

with carefully painted red brick chimney

looking almost as if coated in tar

once I began reading through the 20 or so pages that are filled

Lovely Antique Double Sided Decorative Motif Carving "Sampler" Signed Upton the archer I'll never pass by anNeedlepoint samplers, darning samplers, penmanship samplers and carving samplers too! I presume this block of wood, with a variety of carved motifs on both sides, was made for practice, perhaps in advance of a specific project, though perhaps more just a showcase of skills. Better in hand and equally good on both sides I think, with a really nice warm dry patina to the wood. Signed (incised) UPTON along the top edge on one side. Early 20th century I