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

depending on location

and quite a piece of history on many fronts

made to carry around

really) sculpted

Attached to an old metal post

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