Old Brass Hand-engraved Snuff Box with Tulips, Presumed Dutch (Trench?) found face 14 1/2” x 8 5/8”

14 1/2” x 8 5/8” x 7” t  and in very good condition

they call to mind rocking chairs

deeply carved tear drop shaped eyes

and with no apparent impact on the strength of the handle

There is one clean break to one splint on the bottom of the basket—not noticeable looking down into the interior

Old Brass Hand-engraved Snuff Box with Tulips, Presumed Dutch (Trench?) found face 14 1/2” x 8 5/8”A bit of a challenging to photograph this one due to the shine on the brass, so forgive the crummy pictures . I am pretty certain this is a snuff box, definitely with a lot of years on it, and my guess due especially to the tulips is that it is Dutch. The relatively crude manner of the engraving, especially the zig zags around the edge and on the leaves of the tulips screams trench art to me, though I am not 100% sure. Of course I love it in the way