A Late 19thC Cast Iron Money Box Modelled as a Standing Black Bear sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Mostly from the Yazd region

Mostly from the Yazd region

Beautifully and intricately inlaid all over with bone

is that the tourmaline

including ventriloquism

There is a stain to the central white section of the flag

A Late 19thC Cast Iron Money Box Modelled as a Standing Black Bear sub-Rugs- Carpets & Textiles Mostly from the Yazd regionOrigin: English Period: Late Nineteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1880 Height: 6 inches Depth: 2 inches Width: 2. 75 inches Coin Slot: 1. 25 inches The Victorian period money box, in Black Forest style, cast in two sections, and retaining the original black painted finish with red highlights and penny slot to the rear of the head. There are few light surface blemishes, but the piece has not been over cleaned, re painted or restored and