Large Carved Boot, Antique Table Snuff Box wooden bear depending on location

depending on location

really) sculpted

Attached to an old metal post

and quite a piece of history on many fronts

Large Carved Boot, Antique Table Snuff Box wooden bear depending on locationThis is the second table snuff box I've found, which from what I understand would be kept at home and used for sharing with company, as opposed to the smaller ones one more commonly sees and which were carried around in a pocket. It's not a fancy one, but I love the form, and it would be quite useful now for housing stashes of various sorts and making a pretty good hiding place I'd think if placed up on a shelf! I'm terrible identifying woods but this