Boxers and Beggars, Aptly Battered c. Late 18th C. Papier Mache Snuff Box antique leather secret book box 2" w x 1 1/2"

2" w x 1 1/2" t not including red ribbon

3 13/16" t x 3 1/8" in diameter

The flip side of the box is decorated as well

such it is all about the expressions and gestures of the two fighters

Boxers and Beggars, Aptly Battered c. Late 18th C. Papier Mache Snuff Box antique leather secret book box 2" w x 1 1/2"An early one, and a scarce one, the surface of which most definitely shows its age, but I've got a special weakness for images of boxers, including, or perhaps especially, very beaten up ones! And here, in addition to the two gloved men, fists raised, at right, there's a forlorn looking man sitting on the floor, and another hunched over at left rear, who looks aiming to the steal what look to me like a couple of bags of money. Seems likely a late 18th