Marvelous Antique Whaler Made Folk Art Snuff Box with Primitive Figures rebus artwork to cheer my lot /

to cheer my lot / A vow which raised sweet pleasure's glow / And seal'd my bliss - "forget me not"

8 7/8" tall x 7 7/8" across with arms extended

the lower half of which is in good shape but the top half of which is missing its sides

There's a bent nail and maybe one added nail on the top edge of the green end

and by the end of the 19th century the magic lantern was overtaken by the cinematograph

Marvelous Antique Whaler Made Folk Art Snuff Box with Primitive Figures rebus artwork to cheer my lot /This may just be my favorite find ever, combining just about everything that I love most in one very singular small object. It is a snuff box, pre 1850 I believe based on style and construction, and I am quite sure whaler made. In stark contrast to the fancier scrimshawing one typically sees on whale teeth and the like, what I love about this is the primitiveness of these carved figures, one on one side and a pair on the other, and with these almost