Antique Papier Mache Snuff Box Lid with Hand-colored Portrait of Woman in Turban faceted pottery cups These drawings

These drawings

and would be wonderful on the bedside table

and a great little box for stashing something special

for whom 212 immediately provokes nostalgia for younger days in NYC

and if one looks closely a tiny nest perched on one of the branches

Antique Papier Mache Snuff Box Lid with Hand-colored Portrait of Woman in Turban faceted pottery cups These drawingsThe snuff box this lid sat upon is long gone, but I'm really glad someone kept the lid, as I love the portrait, which appears to be a hand painted lithograph. From what I've seen it's a fairly unusual one, too, with the portrait inset at the center under glass and framed in what looks like brass rather than painted or printed across the entire surface. European for sure and I'd guess mid 19th century based both on style and the Orientalist nature of