19th Century Miniature Carved Boot Shaped Box landmanden leve Lots of wear and rusting

Lots of wear and rusting

The numbers/letters are carved/ incised

as once done it is irreversible

With black stripes running through the amber glass (I want to call it tiger glass

19th Century Miniature Carved Boot Shaped Box landmanden leve Lots of wear and rustingI took this for an antique carved snuff box boot, but when I got it home and opened it up, realized it was made as a trick box, with what looks to have been a snake inside that would pop its head up when one slid the lid open. Sadly, both ends of the snake were broken at some point; the remaining fragment remains, held by pins inside that attach to either side of the boot. Sad that it is lost, but a great little carved boot still, 19th c. and