Antique French Olive Wood Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay cat This bear is in excellent

This bear is in excellent condition

I really love this--how not to feel a little happier with this on the desk holding assorted pens and pencils

then neatly attached to a slab base

I purchased this painting by Lois Gross Smiley (1925-2018) out of the studio of her estate in Wellesley

(There is glare in a few images

Antique French Olive Wood Snuff Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay cat This bear is in excellentThis lovely little olive wood snuff box was purchased in France years ago, and I believe it was most likely made by a Napoleonic prisoner of war while in captivity, c. 1850s. It has endured very well, with the lovely star made of inlaid mother of pearl bits at center still firmly in place, and surrounded by a decorative pattern of tiny brass nails. The back hinge is still tightly attached as well, and the front snaps closed in a most satisfying way.