Fantastic 19th Century Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Heel Opening wooden bases What a tender hand hold

What a tender hand hold between them

but this Russian looking hand puppet feels pretty timely--and his face rather reminds me of that of Donald Trump

with a 3” opening at the top

and the beautiful piece of amber is set off perfectly by the finely detailed intertwining silver leaves

Fantastic 19th Century Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Heel Opening wooden bases What a tender hand holdI've developed quite a penchant for antique snuff boxes in all of their glorious variety, and especially love those shaped like little shoes. I was super excited to find this one, which is both gorgeous and unusual, composed by joining halves of two different woods, and with the snuff box housed not in the cavity of the shoe, as is typically the case, but instead in the heel. Pretty cool! Made of fruit woods I believe, the box is in very good shape,