Dutch Boy Smoking Pipe, Hand-drawn Watercolor Postcard, 1924 pewter box I've been looking a long

I've been looking a long time for an antique shellwork box to really love

There appears to be a plug on the backside of the mask at the mouth area but the front surface is solid

or filled with a bloom

Great vintage condition (I have not attempted to polish the pewter

Cup measures 3 1/8" t x 2 7/8" across at lip

Dutch Boy Smoking Pipe, Hand-drawn Watercolor Postcard, 1924 pewter box I've been looking a longI've come to understand that a Dutch boy in clogs was a common subject for hand drawn postcards in the first quarter of the 20th century, and was used as the basis for all sorts of playful variations. (I had another in the shop missing one sock, reading 'In Haste I am Yours'.) I love the pink cheeks and arched eyebrows on this (cheeky!) one, puffing on a very long pipe with trail of smoke behind presumably straight off the streets of Amsterdam! 3 1 2"