Amazing 19th C. Sailor Made Table Snuff Box with Rollable Dice Encased in Sole! dark splint and seeing it painted over

and seeing it painted over and over and in lush red paint against white on this great old box is to my eye about as satisfying as it gets

hands and feet

and I love how present the hand of the maker feels

Unsigned other than the two words "My Mel" on reverse

Amazing 19th C. Sailor Made Table Snuff Box with Rollable Dice Encased in Sole! dark splint and seeing it painted overI splurged on this one, and will be more than glad to keep it for myself, but of course I have at least to share it. Feels a bit like the 19th century predecessor of a Magic 8 ball, with a round window in the toe of the sole providing a peephole view to three carved bone dice inside, which one can "roll" by shaking the shoe. Surely always lucky! Sailor made I presume, with bone buttons up the front of the boot and decorating both the center and