Wonderful Antique Engraved Snuff Box with Lawn Bowlers (Presumed British Trench) handmade toy car then page after page of

then page after page of good (and pretty) words getting progressively longer and more sophisticated as one goes along

used for gathering many many dozens of eggs and perhaps much else as well--the result being a number of breaks in the the split wrapping the wide band of its rim

It has a wonderful presence and a fire cloud on one side from the traditional outdoor firing

While I have not done extensive research

with subjects including landscapes

Wonderful Antique Engraved Snuff Box with Lawn Bowlers (Presumed British Trench) handmade toy car then page after page ofOne of my very favorite recent finds! Made of brass and shaped like a book, I am thinking this is most likely a piece of British trench art, though quite an unusual one I've certainly never seen a game of boules lawn bowling depicted on a trench art piece, so would guess its maker must have been quite a serious player! The book form of the box, the hinge, and the manner of engraving makes me think trench art, and quite a fine example seems perhaps