Antique Black Lacquer Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay utensil tray and 2" tall

and 2" tall

I am not certain the origins of this piece

This is an old wood--I think perhaps beech--and forged iron spokeshave

and whatever I might find to fit in its claw

rare vintage circa 1940s wicker picnic basket set

Antique Black Lacquer Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay utensil tray and 2" tallThis lovely little lacquered papier mache snuff box, with mother of pearl inlay at the center of the lid and for the buttons of the shoe, and a hinged lid, dates to the second half of the 19th century and I believe is most likely British, though possibly French. It's seen some use for sure most curiously, the sole is worn in just the way a real shoe would be, as if it has been walking around for the past 150 years or so! It still opens and closes with