Amazing Quintuple Pliers Old Carved Wooden Whimsy Chinese five-drawer jewelry box The leather is beautifully aged

The leather is beautifully aged and in great condition

I imagine this spectacular white glazed

in a nice antique solid wood frame

They are stamped Philippines on the bottom

Amazing Quintuple Pliers Old Carved Wooden Whimsy Chinese five-drawer jewelry box The leather is beautifully agedI 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