Antique Two Piece Treen Snuff Box + Match Safe in the Form of a Boot color form puzzle as if in motion

as if in motion

9 3/8" long

gold-painted flying bird on the corner of the box

At 74 inches long by 37 inches wide (not including fringe) this one is a great size for wrapping around yourself--and plenty large for a companion as well--and snuggling up

with a ribbon on one side

Antique Two Piece Treen Snuff Box + Match Safe in the Form of a Boot color form puzzle as if in motionI am a sucker for an interesting snuff box, and also for a carved boot or shoe (including boot shaped vesta), but I've never seen all of these rolled into one, as is this case with this wonderful, very old and very well done piece. The upper of the boot is itself a vessel, meant to hold matches, and lifts off of the the shoe shaped piece below, revealing it as a vessel as well, for holding snuff. Both stand on their own, then fit back together to