Antique Black Lacquer Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay utensil tray their faces veiled (I assume

their faces veiled (I assume these women are nuns)

and whatever I might find to fit in its claw

as if he might just float like this everywhere and forever

whimsical yet functional sculpture that could inspire and host all sorts of fantastic ikebana arrangements

rare vintage circa 1940s wicker picnic basket set

Antique Black Lacquer Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay utensil tray their faces veiled (I assumeThis 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