Antique Painted Doll Eyes Mounted on Stand! Indonesian box which feels to me one

which feels to me one part NYC and one part American Southwest

I’m truly in love with this one

Really striking

the slatted compartments

perhaps 18th century in fact

Antique Painted Doll Eyes Mounted on Stand! Indonesian box which feels to me oneI'm guessing these doll eyes came from a prized doll that had great sentimental value to the person or parent of the person who managed to have them removed from the doll and mounted on this little stand, which I imagine was custom made for the purpose! It appears that the eyes are made of metal, painted, by hand I believe, and the armature on which they are mounted looks to be copper. The bottom end of the mount has been bent inside of a steel U