Antique Treen Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay hide mask trunks and boots

trunks and boots

whose school history is tracked through this lot of 18 report cards

This thing is so fun to use

and to my eye this one is about perfect as it gets

They've seen some play

Antique Treen Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay hide mask trunks and bootsThere is a sticker note on the bottom of this lovely treen box that describes it as American, likely New York state; I had another 19th century snuff box with very similar inlay that I believed was made French Napoleonic prisoner of war, so am no 100% sure. At any rate, it is definitely 19th century and very lovely, with mother of pearl inlay punctuated by a pattern of brass pique nails. It snaps closed tightly with a satisfying click, opens easily,