Charming c. 1900 Hand-engraved Brass Vesta or Card Case with Ballerina china doll legs There is a separate piece

There is a separate piece of paper cutout from her sketchbook noting the location as Lake Vennern (Lake Vanern)

a storefront gallery on Elizabeth Street in NYC

simple and direct

Another beautiful old wooden stacking toy

Charming c. 1900 Hand-engraved Brass Vesta or Card Case with Ballerina china doll legs There is a separate pieceI really love the ballerina hand engraved on this case, executed with wonderful attention to detail from those eyes cast off to one side, to those long fingers and pointed toes, to all of those great ruffles in between! C. 1900 I believe, and I take it for a vesta, for matches, but the knowledgable dealer I purchased it from classified it as a card case. In an event, I think quite a charmer, just the right size to carry around in one's pocket with