Tiny Carved Wooden Skull Paper Knife greyhound plate I have a soft spot

I have a soft spot for old folky inlaid frames like this

dated 1883-84

and would be pretty great in an entryway offering an unforgettable spot to toss one's keys

I believe this little frog dates to the late 19th century

as I wanted  it so much

Tiny Carved Wooden Skull Paper Knife greyhound plate I have a soft spotI find this rather a haunting little carving, I assume meant to serve as a letter opener, and certainly with well more than a hundred years on it I have to think it has opened some letters bearing pretty sad news. The skull itself is tiny, but reads very clearly as a skull, which I've shot with some magnification to get a better sense of its details, which make it look a bit more crude than with viewed by the eye alone. Pretty amazing. 4" long; skull