IT! Swivel Lid Antique Treen Snuff Box with Perfect Inlaid Monogram Jemez pueblo sculpture with crusty paint on some

with crusty paint on some of the letters as evident

Cigarette holder 2 1/3" tall x 2 1/2" wide x 1 1/4" deep

or abstracted animals like this

for a few--with two or more legs lost--given them a peg leg to balance them out

it might have been used for holding something live that might have the capacity to jump out

IT! Swivel Lid Antique Treen Snuff Box with Perfect Inlaid Monogram Jemez pueblo sculpture with crusty paint on someA beautiful old puzzle lid snuff box for sure, but for me this is all about the IT, surely a monogram, but for me meaning that whatever one keeps inside it is most definitely important! In my dreams, someone would put a wedding ring inside this to deliver to their true love! But good for stashing all sorts small and precious things including, say, a microchip! The wood on the short sides of the box is darker than on the long, indicating that it was