Man of the Wood, Wonderful Old Folk Art Burl Wood Carving antique snuff box with portrait on both ends in most

on both ends in most cases

A super sharp and smart looking antique lacquered box

I think she is quite fantastic looking

or else fierce determination

and my guess is that the "54" at center right is the year

Man of the Wood, Wonderful Old Folk Art Burl Wood Carving antique snuff box with portrait on both ends in mostI purchased this from a seller in Alabama, who inherited it from his picker collector father 40+ years ago, and described it as having looked equally old then; my guess is earlyish 20th century. I wasn't completely certain it would be as good as I hoped but happily it is even better! I recently bought and sold what turned out to be a piece by Moses Ogden; this is not, but it has a related sense of specialness and gravitas to it, really quite an