The Last Patch, Wonderful Antique British Patch or Snuff Box reclining lion spare change or whatever

spare change or whatever

Photos don’t convey the sense of aged warmth of the grey board to which the watercolor is mounted

These four

The ground is a very dark brown

The Last Patch, Wonderful Antique British Patch or Snuff Box reclining lion spare change or whateverI jumped on this unusual box the second I saw it (which photos don't do justice), but am only now trying to puzzle out exactly what it is, and I must say it is a bit of a mystery! From what I can discern, there were two sorts of patch boxes: first, fine boxes, very similar to snuff boxes, some very similar in construction to the this one, made to hold decorative patches for the face, worn by both men and woman in the 18th and early 19th century; and