Antique Black Lacquer Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay curated textiles What I think is so

What I think is so brilliant about this little sculptured ceramic vessel with handle is that if you look at it one way

He was a member of the Onafhankelijk

I believe the planter is made of a white terra-cotta

perhaps it was once part of something larger—I am not sure

reading Lucky Strikes on the long side

Antique Black Lacquer Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay curated textiles What I think is soThis lovely little lacquered papier mache snuff box, with mother of pearl inlay at the center of the lid and for the buttons of the shoe, and a hinged lid, dates to the second half of the 19th century and I believe is most likely British, though possibly French. It's seen some use for sure most curiously, the sole is worn in just the way a real shoe would be, as if it has been walking around for the past 150 years or so! It still opens and closes with