Golden Horseshoe with Draped American Flags, Wonderful Old Carved and Painted Standing Folk Art Frame early german snuff box with light wear around the

with light wear around the edges

with some rusting to the front surface

with a good dry wood patina

along with F

Golden Horseshoe with Draped American Flags, Wonderful Old Carved and Painted Standing Folk Art Frame early german snuff box with light wear around theThis 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