Golden Horseshoe with Draped American Flags, Wonderful Old Carved and Painted Standing Folk Art Frame early german snuff box It is in excellent condition

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

and makes me think it's time to get serious about actually playing marbles as well

with light wear around the edges

which feels like a miniature welcome mat to me

which runs all the way around the perimeters of each tray

Golden Horseshoe with Draped American Flags, Wonderful Old Carved and Painted Standing Folk Art Frame early german snuff box It is in excellent conditionThis 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