Antique Victorian Black Forest Carved Match Stick or Toothpick Holder, Foliate Ostrich Over 200 years old

Over 200 years old

we think they are either American or Continental

it might well be the best possible investment

Opulent black leatherette with gold embossed decoration and a clasp with "JM Depose" inscribed on it

Antique Victorian Black Forest Carved Match Stick or Toothpick Holder, Foliate Ostrich Over 200 years oldDelightful antique Victorian to Edwardian era Black Forest hand carved match or toothpick holder in the form of a wheat or grain bushel on an attached base tray with ornate basket weave styling and grapes or berries & foliage on the vine! A relatively mundane use I guess but we all do need or use matches at the hearth or perhaps toothpicks in the kitchen and I can't think of a better receptacle that this little treasure. The oval base tray is 7. 5" x