19th C. Lacquer Snuff Box Lid with Handsome Portrait, Period Framed cloudy sky and the lid slides on

and the lid slides on and off easily

with more newspaper on reverse side

Each is a little different

and a feeling of being quite alive with the sentiment it bears

man in blue and grey alongside them

19th C. Lacquer Snuff Box Lid with Handsome Portrait, Period Framed cloudy sky and the lid slides onSuch a striking portrait on this lacquered papier mache snuff box lid, early mid 19th c. of a gentlewoman I think, in broad brimmed green hat, but appealingly androgynous looking. And what a beautiful framing of it, with silver leaves around the perimeter (akin to what one sees on framed painted miniature portraits of the time) that amplify the borders on the lid itself, and with brass hanging loop at top. It appears the portrait is a hand colored