Wonderful Antique Engraved Snuff Box with Lawn Bowlers (Presumed British Trench) handmade toy car some of the thread stitching

some of the thread stitching on the bristles is loose

and also problematic

with subjects including landscapes

The translucent green marble eyes

Wonderful Antique Engraved Snuff Box with Lawn Bowlers (Presumed British Trench) handmade toy car some of the thread stitchingOne of my very favorite recent finds! Made of brass and shaped like a book, I am thinking this is most likely a piece of British trench art, though quite an unusual one I've certainly never seen a game of boules lawn bowling depicted on a trench art piece, so would guess its maker must have been quite a serious player! The book form of the box, the hinge, and the manner of engraving makes me think trench art, and quite a fine example seems perhaps