Marriage Proposal Box With Birch Bark

Support for writing for a millennium in Slavic countries, birch bark, because of its accessibility and low cost, has served the human quirks and is still appreciated, especially in Siberian crafts. Made in wood veneered with bark stamped and with a cover with side channels, this box sports a young couple in provincial costume; the sentence at the bottom says: WILLST MEIN WEIB WERDEN, SAG? indicates the use of the present fact by the sighing to his beautiful: Do you want to be my wife, say? The sides consist of a frieze of bunches of oak leaves with edges of ovals at the top and hatches at the bottom. finally, the author and the place of realization are visible in bottom on the left: DEITTER HEILBRON. This city lies in the south of Germany, on the banks of the river Neckar in Baden Württemberg. In a beautiful condition and bearing a nice patina, this small object is strong of a very rich human message and perfectly illustrates the talent of the artists of the birch bark in the 19th century in Germany. the desired value includes routing.