Antique French Hand Carved 5.5" Long Shoe or Boot Snuff Box w Angel, Pique, 18th Century to Early 1800s antique purse and is very pretty alongside

and is very pretty alongside 17th century Vernis Martin items in that final photo

visible at certain angles of light

or frame it over

lost to years of cleaning

fantastic antique Italian or French tooled leather wallet

Antique French Hand Carved 5.5" Long Shoe or Boot Snuff Box w Angel, Pique, 18th Century to Early 1800s antique purse and is very pretty alongsideThere is a wonderful tiny boutique on a tiny street near St. Paul's in the Marais, Paris, where for decades I have visited every trip just to look at the shoe and boot snuffs (and their very elevated prices). One might think they're not as rare as they are the gentleman who's kept the boutique for a lifetime is perhaps the single most prolific collector. Always fun to compare his with the ones I've found over my long lifetime of collecting them. Based