Antique Pewter Baby Cradle Box english snuff box with pointed tip as the

with pointed tip as the second finger

and I imagine it may indeed have been done as an illustration for a book or publication about sea creatures

My weakness for old wooden blocks never ceases

and then given this terrific paint job

Freshly laundered and ironed and in very good condition

Antique Pewter Baby Cradle Box english snuff box with pointed tip as theAn unusual one, which I have tried hard to find out something about, with no luck at all, including attempts to trace the mark. A box for storing silver diaper pins? Or locks of hair? A container for a child's ashes? A mold? I really have no idea, but find it quite an evocative and slightly haunting object. Definitely pewter and I assume British, with a mark that looks to read ICH together with a lion. 4 9 16" l x 3" w x 4" t. Overall very good I