Antique Victorian Black Forest Carved Match Stick or Toothpick Holder, Foliate Ostrich Legros d'Anizy & die stamped

Legros d'Anizy & die stamped Creil marks with pale yellow borders and sheet music or musical text/scene centers entitled "Les Frelons" & "Avriel"

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

d'Expression sir Faience Porcelaine a Procede de L'Invente au Legros D'Anizy

The hinged pin back remains and the c-clamp looks to have been re-mounted at some point or was roughly mounted to begin with (see images)

it might well be the best possible investment

Antique Victorian Black Forest Carved Match Stick or Toothpick Holder, Foliate Ostrich Legros d'Anizy & die stampedDelightful 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