Fine Antique Treen Puzzle Lid Snuff Box, Likely Sailor Made hand-sewn doll 6" tall with legs down

6" tall with legs down

There is a small clean tear along one long edge which is also a bit irregular from where it was cut out from the album

decor and housewares as well as modern and historic objects acquired from travels around the world

it fits neatly back together as a flat puzzle (not super easy to solve

over which the ochre has dripped on one side

Fine Antique Treen Puzzle Lid Snuff Box, Likely Sailor Made hand-sewn doll 6" tall with legs downI've had a couple of snuff boxes with puzzle type lids like this one, which take a few steps to unlock and open, making whatever is held inside feel all the more precious! I am pretty certain the knobs and inlaid details on this one are carved of ivory, and it seems more likely than not sailor made, though I am not certain, nor am I 100% sure of the hardwood, which is dark, smooth, and really lovely. The interior of the box is lined in crimson red