Fantastic 19th Century Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Heel Opening wooden bases is in the collection of

is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art

complete with baby Jesus in his crib and the star of Bethlehem shooting in the top left corner

but now it would make a terrific jewelry box

as described in the press release for an exhibition of his original drawings at Vermont’s  Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

Fantastic 19th Century Shoe Shaped Snuff Box with Heel Opening wooden bases is in the collection ofI've developed quite a penchant for antique snuff boxes in all of their glorious variety, and especially love those shaped like little shoes. I was super excited to find this one, which is both gorgeous and unusual, composed by joining halves of two different woods, and with the snuff box housed not in the cavity of the shoe, as is typically the case, but instead in the heel. Pretty cool! Made of fruit woods I believe, the box is in very good shape,