Fox and Crow, Earlyish 20th C. Brass Fable Button antique carved animals The blocks are in great

The blocks are in great condition

and love the subtleties of this one

with its original pair of design cards inside

and I thought it was pretty beautiful

just the sort of irregularity that adds to my love of these sorts of pieces

Fox and Crow, Earlyish 20th C. Brass Fable Button antique carved animals The blocks are in greatI don't typically buy and sell buttons, but I found this one a month or two in a shop from which I was also buying some extraordinary early embroidered trim, and just liked it perhaps especially for the fable of the fox and crow it illustrates: a warning against being vulnerable to flattery, which seems particularly relevant these days and especially apt communicated via a shiny object! Maybe the perfect if not so subtle gift for one's dear but too