help in identifying this strange box

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  1. TT Antique

    TT Antique Well-Known Member

    Hi All
    I purchased this strange beautiful box from a flea Market in Europe.It is nicely made of colorful sand stones with artistic dried butterfly wings on top.Except the word 'Brasil' I could not judge its date of origin. Most probably it is vintage ...I have attached 3 pics.Can anyone suggest its potential value and its nature?Thanks!

    TT Antique
     

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    TT Antique, Jul 15, 2016
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  2. Bdigger

    Bdigger Well-Known Member

    When I lived in Brasil in the 70's, these were pretty common tourist pieces. They have since outlawed use of butterfly wings in pieces like this. So I'm assuming it is from the seventies. The stones are all probably various quartz pieces not nice enough for jewelry. It is a trinket box.
     
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  3. Mary Delaney

    Mary Delaney Well-Known Member

    I concur with Bdigger. As an added note, the little straw flowers in the clear center, they were popular during the 70's also.
     
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  4. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    We used to sell these in a gift shop on Cape Cod in the late 70s-early 80s. I gave one to my Mom. The owners lived in Florida in the winter and I'm pretty sure they were imported, as stated, from South America. They were different shapes because my Mom's was square. pic1-.jpg
     
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  5. KingofThings

    KingofThings 'Illiteracy is a terrible thing to waist' - MHH

    Welcome!
    Please enlarge your photos always.
    Thank you. :)
     
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  6. TT Antique

    TT Antique Well-Known Member

    Thanks All for your feedbacks!.It seems it is a great place to share ideas!
    I have some more strange stuff and will post about them soon,
    Thanks!
    TT Antique
     
    TT Antique, Jul 16, 2016
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  7. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Welcome to the Antiquers site, TT Antique!
     
    Figtree3, Jul 17, 2016
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  8. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Hi and WELCOME, TT!!!!!
     
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