Lovely Handmade Reticella Needle Lace Doily cigarette box and without a lot of

and without a lot of fuss it manages to completely transport me at least to a hushed redwood forest

black marker on white paper: 10 3/4" x 8 1/4"

and while earrings were worn by certain men of a certain rank (or pirates

with just a bit of loss to the gold lettering at center bottom

though mostly not

Lovely Handmade Reticella Needle Lace Doily cigarette box and without a lot ofI'm a sucker for a needle lace doily like this; all those precise, tiny knots. This one in ecru, early 20th century I believe, feels to me like a snowflake to hang in the window for winter. Not especially uncommon to find these, but I think this is a lovely one. 6 5 8" in diameter, very good condition, a few small stains toning in a couple of spots, very minor and not detracting.