Sweet Old Much Loved Stuffed Mohair Lamb--or Puppy (?) mesh bait box for a truly decadent huge

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I've always got an eye out for antique snuff boxes

8 3/8" l  x 6 3/8" d x 3" t

which included many fine things including glass

as documented in photos) is mounted to a sheet behind it on which appears the artist’s signature

Sweet Old Much Loved Stuffed Mohair Lamb--or Puppy (?) mesh bait box for a truly decadent hugeI usually leave old stuffed animals to the experts as I know next to nothing about them, but this sweet guy just called to me and I felt I needed to shepherd him forward. The person I purchased this from described him as a little lamb, and indeed his stance is like that of a lamb just learning to stand on wobbly legs, but his face makes me think he could be a puppy. In any event, someone, or many someones, must have loved him a lot as he's lost a fair