Antique French Deco Gold and Blue Micro-beaded Purse vintage pottery lion but these are not evident

but these are not evident from most views

Just a beautifully humble old slide top box

it would make the perfect bedside vase for a cabin in the woods

Missing the tip of an ear on one side

Antique French Deco Gold and Blue Micro-beaded Purse vintage pottery lion but these are not evidentNot exactly my usual thing, but I find the beadwork on this, using tiny tiny metallic beads, so fine and lovely I could not resist it, and it feels quite glamorous and transportive. Made in France, c. 1920s I believe, it is a bit delicate to actually use now, and is missing a front closure, but I really like looking at it, and surely there are a variety of ways it could be displayed, or just kept around to serve as inspiration. Clearly it once was