SOLD Painterly Pair of c. Early 19th Century Hinged, Lacquered Snuff Boxes dyed splint ash she worked at the Hudson

she worked at the Hudson River Museum

A nice balance of humble and elegant I think

and really nicely made

not shedding or sticky

I have found these work better on some kinds of paper than others

SOLD Painterly Pair of c. Early 19th Century Hinged, Lacquered Snuff Boxes dyed splint ash she worked at the HudsonI found these two together in New Hampshire and think they are perfectly complimentary, so am offering them as a pair. Both lacquered papier mache, Georgian period British I believe, and I think meant to mimic tortoiseshell, but what I love about them is how much the black and red painted decoration resembles grain painting, super lush and painterly on the larger and looking as if applied with finger tips on the smaller. Like paint decorated American