Wonderful Antique Engraved Snuff Box with Lawn Bowlers (Presumed British Trench) handmade toy car It has a wonderful presence

It has a wonderful presence and a fire cloud on one side from the traditional outdoor firing

The translucent green marble eyes

used for gathering many many dozens of eggs and perhaps much else as well--the result being a number of breaks in the the split wrapping the wide band of its rim

and also problematic

9 1/2" l x 4 3/4" w x 3 1/2" t and in very good

Wonderful Antique Engraved Snuff Box with Lawn Bowlers (Presumed British Trench) handmade toy car It has a wonderful presenceOne of my very favorite recent finds! Made of brass and shaped like a book, I am thinking this is most likely a piece of British trench art, though quite an unusual one I've certainly never seen a game of boules lawn bowling depicted on a trench art piece, so would guess its maker must have been quite a serious player! The book form of the box, the hinge, and the manner of engraving makes me think trench art, and quite a fine example seems perhaps