A wooden box in the shape of a frog, with a deep, lustrous patina. Possibly some signs of lacquerwork. There is an unattached door on the back of the frog, of later manufacture, no doubt a replacement (it fits perfectly). Frog-shaped snuff boxes were popular in Europe and the British Isles during the Georgian Era, beginning shortly after the arrival of snuff in the early 18th century. Snuff, for those unfamiliar, was and still is a finely-powdered tobacco product, which one snorts into one's nostrils. Believe it or not, this was a common practice in polite society at one time. This may be one of those, or something else entirely.
This rather tubby, tiny-headed frog appears to be in the small-mouthed frog family. This family is particularly well-represented in East- and Southeast Asia, although it also includes the Narrow Mouth Toad [sic] of the Southeastern United States. An object sure to delight any snuff taker or frog aficionado!
A wooden box in the shape of a frog, with a deep, lustrous patina. Possibly some signs of lacquerwork. There is an unattached door on the back of the frog, of later manufacture, no doubt a replacement (it fits perfectly). Frog-shaped snuff boxes were popular in Europe and the British Isles during the Georgian Era, beginning shortly after the arrival of snuff in the early 18th century. Snuff, for those unfamiliar, was and still is a finely-powdered tobacco product, which one snorts into one's nostrils. Believe it or not, this was a common practice in polite society at one time. This may be one of those, or something else entirely.
This rather tubby, tiny-headed frog appears to be in the small-mouthed frog family. This family is particularly well-represented in East- and Southeast Asia, although it also includes the Narrow Mouth Toad [sic] of the Southeastern United States. An object sure to delight any snuff taker or frog aficionado!
