Unique Large Carved Antler with Figural Hunting Scenes, Black Forest Needle Case or Match Vesta French silver vermeil I've owned this one for

I've owned this one for decades

Superb detail in the faces of the figures

In the finest French traditions

During the Baroque period

and as with most smaller items which must have strength beyond softer sterling

Unique Large Carved Antler with Figural Hunting Scenes, Black Forest Needle Case or Match Vesta French silver vermeil I've owned this one forI've never seen anything quite like this one. Mid 19th century German or Tyrolean Black Forest carved stag antler figural case with seated shepherd boy, dog, and woodland animals. It is not ivory, but is carved from a large antler, which interior can have a look of ivory but not the unique grain. Beautifully crafted, the rather large case has an inner compartment 3 8" in diameter and 2 3 4" length interior. Short for bodkins or net lacing needles, and