Exceptionally Good Old Tramp Art Match Stick Sweetheart Box with Inlays and Submerged Heart Finial clog shaped snuff box hinge on the opposite side

hinge on the opposite side is holding fine

I would guess that this elegant pair on horseback is meant to represent Sultan Baz Bahadur(r

but I especially love ones like this that open out

her cousin once removed

and making me think about the connections between clowning and drag

Exceptionally Good Old Tramp Art Match Stick Sweetheart Box with Inlays and Submerged Heart Finial clog shaped snuff box hinge on the opposite sideMatch stick tramp art at its finest, I'd say. Pretty much perfect condition, inlays everywhere, and this wonderful half submerged heart finial at the center of the lid, which says to me it was surely made as a a sweetheart gift. With a rich red velvet lining to the interior, and even the underside of the lid (where the completeness of the heart is revealed) is covered with carefully laid matchsticks, as is the bottom of the box. A really beauty. 7 1