Finely Done 19th C. Boot Shaped Snuff Box with Hearts and Stars spencerian drawings in excellent condition

in excellent condition

produced in Germany I believe in the 1850-60s or so

It works well for a plant

Surely there are a million things beyond pounding lead it might be employed to do--or just hang it on the wall

Finely Done 19th C. Boot Shaped Snuff Box with Hearts and Stars spencerian drawings in excellent conditionWhen feeling down about humanity, looking at the skill and labor and love invested in crafting little things like this snuff box never fail to hearten me! I really love the unusual carved lid on this one, with tiered diamond shaped relief (perhaps replacing an earlier lid, as it is of a different wood, but I'm not sure; it fits tight and right and makes the box feel extra special.) The brass pin decoration tiny nails hammered in one by one forms a