Striking Antique Chinese Bronze Buddha's Hand (Citron) Box with Blue Enamel Interior bird with next and a useful one too

and a useful one too

so lovely and special feeling (and usable still)

Plus an introduction that tells the history of La Florida—located on a “glorious corner of Havana” previously occupied by “The Silver Pine” and now transformed into “a refuge of Art and Poetry”

the parts make a fair amount of clacking as they move

with felt pads added at some point around the edge

Striking Antique Chinese Bronze Buddha's Hand (Citron) Box with Blue Enamel Interior bird with next and a useful one tooAnother beauty from a visit to my favorite cabinet of curiosities in New Hampshire this week. This is Chinese, bronze I believe, and portrays a fingered citron fruit, also known as a Buddha's hand which looks like a lemon with long fingers and is often used as an offering in Buddhist temples and a decoration during holidays like Lunar New Year, symbolizing longevity and good fortune. I have found an antique (18th c.) example closely resembling the