Woman in Pink, 19th C. Hand-painted Portrait Snuff Box scribble perhaps because this man looks

perhaps because this man looks like such a happy and friendly sort

capturing the mix of coziness and majesty that experience entailed

but the columned front entry is pretty great too

The green painted one has a carved wooden post and base with a metal cross

the gray and brown I believe are painted and etched hardwood

Woman in Pink, 19th C. Hand-painted Portrait Snuff Box scribble perhaps because this man looksI love the history of gestures and body language as a vocabulary, and while much is lost on me, I've certainly seen many a pretty young woman portrayed with this raised hand gesture which, together with her deep blush and the bright yellow bow just below her corseted waist, signals both modesty and beckoning at the same time. Quite a vision in pink! Mid 19th c. I believe, finely hand painted, black lacquered snuff box. 3 1 2" x 2 1 4" x 15 16" t. Box