Antique Swiss Alpine Hand-Carved Edelweiss Wood Box launch-hold-26-02 a craft perfected in Tunbridge

a craft perfected in Tunbridge Wells

Bold botanical forms — rendered in forest greens

18" Square

hand-painted tan leather textile lining texture

12" Round x 3

Antique Swiss Alpine Hand-Carved Edelweiss Wood Box launch-hold-26-02 a craft perfected in TunbridgeA beautiful late Victorian to Edwardian example (c. 1890 1910) of traditional Swiss Alpine folk art woodworking, crafted in the renowned Brienz woodcarving tradition. This trinket box is hand sculpted from a solid hardwood core, featuring a prominent, high relief center carving of an edelweiss flowerthe symbolic star shaped bloom of the European Alps. The lid opens on original mortised brass hinges to reveal an interior inset panel lined with its