SOLD Painterly Pair of c. Early 19th Century Hinged, Lacquered Snuff Boxes dyed splint ash one bald spot on her

one bald spot on her head

A nice balance of humble and elegant I think

I'd be inclined to follow him too

but they will roll around with a little assistance

I have found these work better on some kinds of paper than others

SOLD Painterly Pair of c. Early 19th Century Hinged, Lacquered Snuff Boxes dyed splint ash one bald spot on herI found these two together in New Hampshire and think they are perfectly complimentary, so am offering them as a pair. Both lacquered papier mache, Georgian period British I believe, and I think meant to mimic tortoiseshell, but what I love about them is how much the black and red painted decoration resembles grain painting, super lush and painterly on the larger and looking as if applied with finger tips on the smaller. Like paint decorated American