Amazing Quintuple Pliers Old Carved Wooden Whimsy Chinese five-drawer jewelry box Pretty good from the front

Pretty good from the front

Plus this perfect combo of silver and the best blue

great as a paperweight or just sitting around

They are stamped Philippines on the bottom

in a nice antique solid wood frame

Amazing Quintuple Pliers Old Carved Wooden Whimsy Chinese five-drawer jewelry box Pretty good from the frontI can't begin to wrap my head around how this whimsy was conceived of, let alone carved, but I think it is one of the most amazing whimsies I've ever seen! Photos describe it better than I can, but the basic gist is that it opens up to reveal five working pliers of progressively smaller size, and I have to think the whole thing was carved from one piece of wood. Amazing details down to ribbed grips on the interiors of each set. And lots of