Concealing and Revealing, 19th C. Hand-painted Beauty on Papier Mache Cigar Case (No Lid) handmade sculptural soap dish or on a stand of

or on a stand of some sort

and grabbed this one for its cream-painted wood handle with a great

facing front

to my sensibilities to great effect

The bar upon which they hang measures 2" across

Concealing and Revealing, 19th C. Hand-painted Beauty on Papier Mache Cigar Case (No Lid) handmade sculptural soap dish or on a stand ofThis beauty was clearly painted for the delectation of a male, on the face of a lacquered papier mache box (with hinged lid that is gone) that would have served as a cigar case. This particular form of case seems to have been popularized by Stobwasser Fabrik Brunsieg of Germany, which stamped the insides of the covers so we can't know for sure on this one, but it is clearly of that type and dates to the mid 19th century. I love the openness of this