Fantastic 19th Century Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Heel Opening wooden bases and the beautiful piece of

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

with a 3” opening at the top

complete with baby Jesus in his crib and the star of Bethlehem shooting in the top left corner

but it is simply a lovely vessel for storing tea

is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art

Fantastic 19th Century Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Heel Opening wooden bases and the beautiful piece ofI'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,