Large Carved Boot, Antique Table Snuff Box Bennington potters spoonrest There are a few nails

There are a few nails holding the back of the frame closed but it could use a few more

and those mustached profiles do look rather French to me

which I find super beautiful

artists include Richard Anuszkiewicz

Very good vintage condition (I have not attempted to polish the pewter

Large Carved Boot, Antique Table Snuff Box Bennington potters spoonrest There are a few nailsThis is the second table snuff box I've found, which from what I understand would be kept at home and used for sharing with company, as opposed to the smaller ones one more commonly sees and which were carried around in a pocket. It's not a fancy one, but I love the form, and it would be quite useful now for housing stashes of various sorts and making a pretty good hiding place I'd think if placed up on a shelf! I'm terrible identifying woods but this