Elegant, Intricate Folk Art Ship in a Bottle figural candlestick and has little glass beads

and has little glass beads inside of it which

but I am pretty certain it is carved of ivory and really a sweet little object

I assume it was made in Japan for Western export

and after that as a motorman on the depot line of the Burlington Traction Company trolley line until his death

Cards measure 3 5/16" x 2 1/8”

Elegant, Intricate Folk Art Ship in a Bottle figural candlestick and has little glass beadsI never ceased to be amazed by ships in bottles, and love the intricacy of the wooden masts and yards, and threaded rigging on this tall ship combined with its overall elegance and simplicity. Because of the height of those masts touching the top of the bottle it does not balance squarely on its own, but a bit of wax (or I used tape) on the underside, or a simple stand would do the trick of steadying it for display. 9" l x 2 9 16" d. Bottle marked 637