19th Century Miniature Carved Boot Shaped Box handmade wooden dolls surrounded by chip carved decoration

surrounded by chip carved decoration

A for Effort

and on the interior walls

though it is difficult to read the writing

And the shards of blue and green glass producing the effects make one think of sea glass and summer

19th Century Miniature Carved Boot Shaped Box handmade wooden dolls surrounded by chip carved decorationI took this for an antique carved snuff box boot, but when I got it home and opened it up, realized it was made as a trick box, with what looks to have been a snake inside that would pop its head up when one slid the lid open. Sadly, both ends of the snake were broken at some point; the remaining fragment remains, held by pins inside that attach to either side of the boot. Sad that it is lost, but a great little carved boot still, 19th c. and