Golden Horseshoe with Draped American Flags, Wonderful Old Carved and Painted Standing Folk Art Frame early german snuff box with some rusting to the

with some rusting to the front surface

with a good dry wood patina

It is in excellent condition and measures 8 1/2" across at handles

Box measures 7" l x 2 3/8" w x 2" t

Golden Horseshoe with Draped American Flags, Wonderful Old Carved and Painted Standing Folk Art Frame early german snuff box with some rusting to theThis is a small frame but it feels rather monumental in impact and resolve! It took me a minute to realize those carved drapes inside the horseshoe are painted to represent American flags patriotic banners, with fields of stars at the top, and stripes hanging down. They also look to me a lot like ladies legs to me, such that the whole frame could perhaps be read as a sort of double entendre. All to quite dramatically set the stage for a portrait