The Last Patch, Wonderful Antique British Patch or Snuff Box reclining lion Photos don’t convey the sense

Photos don’t convey the sense of aged warmth of the grey board to which the watercolor is mounted

All the better for it

This large one has an unusually (and dramatically) wide oval shape

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The Last Patch, Wonderful Antique British Patch or Snuff Box reclining lion Photos don’t convey the senseI jumped on this unusual box the second I saw it (which photos don't do justice), but am only now trying to puzzle out exactly what it is, and I must say it is a bit of a mystery! From what I can discern, there were two sorts of patch boxes: first, fine boxes, very similar to snuff boxes, some very similar in construction to the this one, made to hold decorative patches for the face, worn by both men and woman in the 18th and early 19th century; and