19th C. Red Shoe Lacquered Papier Mache Snuff Box Humpty dumpty while the details of hood

while the details of hood

all of which reminds me Halloween is not too far away

but there's no hole in her back for a dowel

Maybe it held cheese

of a very different feather

19th C. Red Shoe Lacquered Papier Mache Snuff Box Humpty dumpty while the details of hoodI've bought and sold a few lacquered papier mache snuff boxes, shoe shaped and otherwise, but I've never seen a red one, with a heel to boot, making one think of Dorothy clicking her heels to get back home. Just right. 3 1 8 l x 1 w x 1 1 4 t and in very good structural condition. with some loss to the red lacquer as evident, all to good in my opinion, as it has travelled long and far. Early mid 19th c. I believe.