Magical Cloth Covered, Glass Topped Box with Layered Cut Paper Framing turned wood ink bottle made for a model railroad

made for a model railroad I would guess

and the soft

"what a wonderful idea for a sculpture

The interior of the lid and body reveals the stunning original

complete deck of 32  Piatnik & Söhne “Sehr Feine Aufschlagkarten” fortune telling cards

Magical Cloth Covered, Glass Topped Box with Layered Cut Paper Framing turned wood ink bottle made for a model railroadI'm not sure what this box once housed or where it came from, but I find it quite a magical thing now, and am really sort of obsessed with it! The layers of pink and cream cut paper under the glass lid remind me of antique school girl valentines and paper dolls and woven hearts, and create quite a dramatic frame that suggests something truly spectacular should be housed inside. The sides of the cardboard box are covered in woven cloth, which is worn