Curious Antique Snuff Box Shoe with Nails All Over unique kilim " On the bottom of

" On the bottom of each of their pieces also appears the species of the particular mushroom represented--in this case the first of the two words is a bit difficult to read because of a tiny chip in the glaze at the end of the first word but it looks like "Naucana Christinae"--and I must say is quite a lovely species

or perhaps even birds of paradise

The fixed handle is carved wood--notched just above and just below the lip

or a camp counselor

at odds with the monogram

Curious Antique Snuff Box Shoe with Nails All Over unique kilim " On the bottom ofI'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