Large Carved Boot, Antique Table Snuff Box whist marker There is a string tied

There is a string tied around the nail holding one leg in place

first to reveal the wooden palette held in place on the underside of the lid by a wire latch

which I admit I have not read

plus what looks like a little girl who has perhaps fallen down at near right

Large Carved Boot, Antique Table Snuff Box whist marker There is a string tiedThis is the second table snuff box I've found, which from what I understand would be kept at home and used for sharing with company, as opposed to the smaller ones one more commonly sees and which were carried around in a pocket. It's not a fancy one, but I love the form, and it would be quite useful now for housing stashes of various sorts and making a pretty good hiding place I'd think if placed up on a shelf! I'm terrible identifying woods but this