19th C. Red Shoe Lacquered Papier Mache Snuff Box public school with it feeling as if

with it feeling as if the form of the ship was largely just an excuse for a completely joyful

This wonderful stump work embroidery shows some losses

one of them definitely bone and the rest I believe white glass

second half 19th c

with the features--including tattooed ear and fanstastic star-like wrinkles around the eye--playfully rendered in black ink dots

19th C. Red Shoe Lacquered Papier Mache Snuff Box public school with it feeling as ifI've bought and sold a few lacquered papier mache snuff boxes, shoe shaped and otherwise, but I've never seen a red one, with a heel to boot, making one think of Dorothy clicking her heels to get back home. Just right. 3 1 8 l x 1 w x 1 1 4 t and in very good structural condition. with some loss to the red lacquer as evident, all to good in my opinion, as it has travelled long and far. Early mid 19th c. I believe.