Finely Done 19th C. Boot Shaped Snuff Box with Hearts and Stars spencerian drawings and of course I am

and of course I am always thrilled to find little drawings like this

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

all in the original box

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

which I believe date to around that year

Finely Done 19th C. Boot Shaped Snuff Box with Hearts and Stars spencerian drawings and of course I amWhen 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