Antique Black Lacquer Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay curated textiles Just a gorgeous silhouette and

Just a gorgeous silhouette and a handy size--perfect in the bathroom or on the desk holding little things

This chop was purchased from the estate of a collector in central Massachusetts which included a phenomenal array of fine figurines and animal-related art and objects from around the world

and glazed a deep

I believe the planter is made of a white terra-cotta

He was a member of the Onafhankelijk

Antique Black Lacquer Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay curated textiles Just a gorgeous silhouette andThis lovely little lacquered papier mache snuff box, with mother of pearl inlay at the center of the lid and for the buttons of the shoe, and a hinged lid, dates to the second half of the 19th century and I believe is most likely British, though possibly French. It's seen some use for sure most curiously, the sole is worn in just the way a real shoe would be, as if it has been walking around for the past 150 years or so! It still opens and closes with