Hi and welcome! I am new too, tonight is my first night and I was just skulking around and saw your post. I believe that is an old trinket or snuff box. There is a very similar one as far as the metalwork...

Can you tell me what it says in the lower right hand corner? These are really nice--and in the box too! Kari

So no one answered you? I just joined here and I was looking around and felt bad. I wondered if you bought it. I think I would have. It appeared genuine to me--it was published somewhere and then taken...

That is so lovely! Taxidermy prices have just skyrocketed over the last several years for sure. It's something people are just fascinated by. Good time to be selling. I have bought and sold a few items...