Wonderful Early-Mid 1800s Presumed American Shoe Shaped Box in Red Paint oil and gas A message that

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The latest example in my ongoing quest for photographs of paintings-- and what a face on this woman

(A bit Gorey-esque

this child with arm raised--in a gesture that feels quite loaded at the moment--commanding the attention of his dog

15 1/2" x 11 3/4" x 7/8" thick

Wonderful Early-Mid 1800s Presumed American Shoe Shaped Box in Red Paint oil and gas A message thatI love a carved shoe, and especially a carved shoe shaped snuff box, but I look at a whole lot of them and mostly let them go. This one though, no way. I purchased it on Ebay from a seller who seemed to have come into a very good small collection of them, all fine antique examples and this is the one I was determined to get. Based on the wood and the manner of the carving and that wonderful red paint, I believe this is American, early mid 19th