S/5540 Antique Treen Burr Birch Snuff Box in the Manner of a Woodworker's Plane

A most unusual burr birch snuff box of excellent quality, made in the manner of a woodworker's plane, having a sliding lid held in place with a simulated ladle. The whole has an excellent pale honey colour, grain and patination.

5 in. (12.5 cm.) Wide
1¼ in. (3 cm.) Deep
3 in. (7.5 cm.) High
Swedish Circa 1920