Wonderful Early-Mid 1800s Presumed American Shoe Shaped Box in Red Paint ball in cage plus these little balls extending

plus these little balls extending on wire from her arms and base

Years" right below the mirror

which looks likely to be adhered to board and is not behind glass in the frame

family home--bringing one back to imagining the story of the woman who made the house portrait

A bit hard to photograph as they absorb all the light

Wonderful Early-Mid 1800s Presumed American Shoe Shaped Box in Red Paint ball in cage plus these little balls extendingI love a carved shoe, and especially a carved shoe shaped snuff box, but I look at a whole lot of them and mostly let them go. This one though, no way. I purchased it on Ebay from a seller who seemed to have come into a very good small collection of them, all fine antique examples and this is the one I was determined to get. Based on the wood and the manner of the carving and that wonderful red paint, I believe this is American, early mid 19th