Small Hand-crafted Old Wooden Wall Shelf for Tiny Curios bowl proudly monogrammed HJL

proudly monogrammed HJL

this large West German Georg Schmider bowl features a satin white body animated by a  cheerful incised surface design of interlocking circles with pops of red

2" tall x 1 7/8" wide x 1 1/2" deep and in excellent vintage condition

with the popcorn beads ranging from approximately 1 to 1 1/2" in diameter

Small Hand-crafted Old Wooden Wall Shelf for Tiny Curios bowl proudly monogrammed HJLWhat a curious little shelf this is, stamped on the back as having been made by Ebenezer Averill Boxworks. I've done some digging and have found a few Ebenezer Averill's from these parts from the 18th and 19th centuries, but have not found any citations of a Boxworks, so am not quite sure of the age of this piece, though I might guess late 19th early 20th c. I'm also not quite sure what is was made for perhaps for spools of thread and thimbles? It