Antique French Olive Wood Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay cat (There is glare in a

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I really love this--how not to feel a little happier with this on the desk holding assorted pens and pencils

The plug is handy too

A sort of haunting specter of another era

plus its disproportionately large head and ochre colored long nose--and then those tiny little feet

Antique French Olive Wood Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay cat (There is glare in aThis lovely little olive wood snuff box was purchased in France years ago, and I believe it was most likely made by a Napoleonic prisoner of war while in captivity, c. 1850s. It has endured very well, with the lovely star made of inlaid mother of pearl bits at center still firmly in place, and surrounded by a decorative pattern of tiny brass nails. The back hinge is still tightly attached as well, and the front snaps closed in a most satisfying way.