Marvelous Antique Whaler Made Folk Art Snuff Box with Primitive Figures antique retable on wood with just a bit of

with just a bit of roughness along one portion of the bottom edge of the box (pictured in photos

Most often one sees a little breakage to the splints at the very center of the lid on these here there is visible bend

(I am happy to remove from the frame to ship more cheaply if preferred

with the threaded red cone-shaped top piece screwing tightly onto the threaded post to keep hold them in place

and those wing-like lace shoulders that really sold me on this

Marvelous Antique Whaler Made Folk Art Snuff Box with Primitive Figures antique retable on wood with just a bit ofThis may just be my favorite find ever, combining just about everything that I love most in one very singular small object. It is a snuff box, pre 1850 I believe based on style and construction, and I am quite sure whaler made. In stark contrast to the fancier scrimshawing one typically sees on whale teeth and the like, what I love about this is the primitiveness of these carved figures, one on one side and a pair on the other, and with these almost