Lidded box with finial

Description

A handmade oriental style lidded trinket box made from a combination of spalted beech and horse chestnut with an oak finial.

The bottom is made from spalted beech which has been turned to shape then sanded and polished. The lid is made r for rom horse chestnut which had been turned to shape the sanded and stained with purple spirit stain. The finial is made from a piece of oak which has been turned to shape then sanded and painted with gold enamel paint.

The whole piece has then been polished to give a smooth tactile finish.