Antique Carved Wood Durian Shaped Box with Interior Lacquer and Gilding sewing vice with an opening of 7/8"

with an opening of 7/8" across

with its  no-fuss directness

who appears to be sprinkling magic dust in the air

While I’d like to imagine the maker of the vessel had Magritte’s famous painting “The Treachery of Images” in mind

I swear he helps with focus and concentration

Antique Carved Wood Durian Shaped Box with Interior Lacquer and Gilding sewing vice with an opening of 7/8"This may just be my favorite little box ever. It took me a while, but thanks to the help of Instagram followers! I have now learned that it is shaped like a Durian fruit, native to Southeast Asia, and I have now found a few examples of others similar all quite extraordinary (and quite precious!) It seems these may be specifically native to the town of Palembang in Sumatra, Indonesia. The quality and wear to that lacquer makes me fairly certain it is