Antique Early Treen Fruitwood "Shuttle" Snuff Box With Bone Inlay. English C1840-60.

A beautifully made fruitwood snuff box in the form of a "wool weaver's" shuttle, inlaid with horn and with a horn escutcheon and working latch... there is a little loss to one small part of a hinge, which doesn't detract or affect the opening of the lid, as most of the hinge is still intact and working (see picture 5)....it has a very good colour, that you would expect from fruitwood and is in nice original condition.

English. C1840-60.