Curious Antique Snuff Box Shoe with Nails All Over vintage brushes 6 3/4" x 4 1/4"

6 3/4" x 4 1/4" x 1/2"

This sweet little pencil drawing really captures the essence of mouse-ness

It would be beautiful on a tray with a selection of few other small boxes or silver-toned objects

which was founded in Pasadena

Curious Antique Snuff Box Shoe with Nails All Over vintage brushes 6 3/4" x 4 1/4"I'm not quite sure what to see about the decoration on this antique shoe shaped snuff box; it's a bit of a mystery to me. One often sees piqu work on pieces like this decorative work made by inlaying tiny points or pins of silver, gold or other metal but here the metal bits are irregular and not sanded down, making for a rough, snagg y surface, and there are also a fair number of unfilled holes. Maybe it was never finished, or maybe suspended in a