Antique Papier Mache Snuff Box Lid with Hand-colored Portrait of Woman in Turban gestural bear grass and cherry bark

bear grass and cherry bark

There is an old repaired split as well as a carved out hole on the sliding top of the box

I think of this more as a door stop than a paperweight (which is how the dealer I purchased it from described it)--weighing in at 3 1/2 pounds

I don't know much about these antique gloves--which can be quite precious--but I just love this thing

and locking up inside

Antique Papier Mache Snuff Box Lid with Hand-colored Portrait of Woman in Turban gestural bear grass and cherry barkThe snuff box this lid sat upon is long gone, but I'm really glad someone kept the lid, as I love the portrait, which appears to be a hand painted lithograph. From what I've seen it's a fairly unusual one, too, with the portrait inset at the center under glass and framed in what looks like brass rather than painted or printed across the entire surface. European for sure and I'd guess mid 19th century based both on style and the Orientalist nature of