Antique Black Lacquer Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay curated textiles This chop was purchased from

This chop was purchased from the estate of a collector in central Massachusetts which included a phenomenal array of fine figurines and animal-related art and objects from around the world

it has the appearance of an arts and crafts piece

Just a gorgeous silhouette and a handy size--perfect in the bathroom or on the desk holding little things

All the other parts are here (excepting a tassel which would once have hung from his fez) and he'll slide along the string if actively pulled

perhaps it was once part of something larger—I am not sure

Antique Black Lacquer Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay curated textiles This chop was purchased fromThis lovely little lacquered papier mache snuff box, with mother of pearl inlay at the center of the lid and for the buttons of the shoe, and a hinged lid, dates to the second half of the 19th century and I believe is most likely British, though possibly French. It's seen some use for sure most curiously, the sole is worn in just the way a real shoe would be, as if it has been walking around for the past 150 years or so! It still opens and closes with