Beautiful Antique Treen Magic Box! guardian and perhaps it was her

and perhaps it was her teacher who wrote Laura at bottom left

Of course the beehive symbolizes industry and teamwork and unity

and this is a nicely aged

Ink and pencil on rag paper

this ocarina is not especially old I think

Beautiful Antique Treen Magic Box! guardian and perhaps it was herI was sold on this beautiful little treen box before I even opened it looking like a very finely turned beehive bank but round and with a pedestal base. It was to my great delight to learn that is a trick box, too of the sort be performed! Opening it at the center reveals an empty interior, but opening it a couple of ribs higher ta da, there is a black orb inside! It is weighted such that that "empty" way to open it is the natural one; it takes a bit