Fantastic 19th Century Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Heel Opening Brandon stoneware vase The box is missing front

The box is missing front latches

Marked on bottom "Hand Made by David Heger N

this frog would be great perched on a shelf or sitting on a desk keeping an eye on things

with the care and skill of their maker palpable

filled with what looks like a large philadendron leaf

Fantastic 19th Century Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Heel Opening Brandon stoneware vase The box is missing frontI'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,