Antique Black Lacquer Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay mechanical sculpture I have seen very similar

I have seen very similar described as Roseville

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I believe the figures are carved of wood and glued inside

2 1/8" tall and in perfect condition

Antique Black Lacquer Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay mechanical sculpture I have seen very similarThis 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