Compass Rose Encircled in Red Rings, Sublime Hand-painted Early 19th Century Snuff Box antique sunderland Clearly it has lived in

Clearly it has lived in this frame for a long time and I have not opened it up

with what looks to me a carved wooden peg holding the very carefully carved hand

who almost seems as if lifted in from another scene entirely

with the shape of the legs

so I'm guessing one set is missing

Compass Rose Encircled in Red Rings, Sublime Hand-painted Early 19th Century Snuff Box antique sunderland Clearly it has lived inAnother object that for me is pure perfection. The color, the paint, the patina, and what better than a compass rose at the center of a snuff box to carry around in one's pocket as one navigates through the world? Sublime, right down to the small white dots midway between each point of the star, and with those red rings evincing a target, as if this were the north star, to keep forever in one's sights. 2 15 16" d x 11 16" t. Just gorgeous paint,