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An Antique Double Snuff Shoe - With Picture
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An Antique Double Snuff Shoe - With Picture

18th century
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A very unusual late 1700s/ early 1800s double snuff shoe. Very similar to the prisoner of war examples, except this one has a circular glazed window on the lid with a picture of a women inside. The picture would have been placed in it when the snuff shoe box was made. the hinged lid lifts up for storage of the snuff.

These double snuff shoes were usually made as love tokens or wedding presents.

A small scratch/imperfection to oneside of the picture.

The snuff shoe measures 10cm l x 5cm w x 2.6cm h at the back of the shoes.

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Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Snuff Shoe to the 18th Century.

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A very unusual late 1700s/ early 1800s double snuff shoe.
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Very similar to the prisoner of war examples, except this one has a circular glazed window on the lid with a picture of a women inside.
Opus Antiques

The picture would have been placed in it when the snuff shoe box was made. the hinged lid lifts up for storage of the snuff.

fig 1. An antique double shoe-shaped wooden snuff box featuring carved pinwork pattern, wire spring hinges, and an inset glazed portrait miniature.
fig 1. An Antique Double Snuff Shoe - With Picture

These double snuff shoes were usually made as love tokens or wedding presents.

A small scratch/imperfection to oneside of the picture.

The snuff shoe measures 10cm l x 5cm w x 2.6cm h at the back of the shoes.

Date of Manufacture

Opus Antiques has dated this Antique Wooden Snuff Shoe to the 18th Century.

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An antique double shoe-shaped wooden snuff box featuring carved pinwork pattern, wire spring hinges, and an inset glazed portrait miniature.
An Antique Double Snuff Shoe - with picture
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Snuff shoes are novelty snuff boxes carved from wood in the form of footwear, popular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as personal pocket accessories for holding powdered tobacco.

Treen snuff shoes were carved from dense hardwoods such as fruitwood, boxwood, or walnut, frequently incorporating metal wire hinges, pinwork ornamentation, and glazed miniature portraits.

Authentic examples exhibit gentle surface wear from handling, period-accurate metalwork or wire springs, precise hand-carved details, and natural oxidisation within the wood grain.

Small treen objects serve as tactile decorative accents when positioned on a desk, displayed inside a glass cabinet, or arranged on a shelf alongside historical books and curiosities.

Maintain wooden treen by dusting gently with a soft dry cloth and applying microcrystalline wax sparingly, avoiding direct heat sources and exposure to moisture.
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