Nagging Wife, Burdened Husband, Early German Lacquered Papier Mache Snuff Box antique odd fellows tag All three great

All three great

Completely charming

It's the work of Russian artist Chaloi Leonty

And on the label of the bottle

from the hand-carved row of pillars holding up the front porch

Nagging Wife, Burdened Husband, Early German Lacquered Papier Mache Snuff Box antique odd fellows tag All three greatI found a French version of this same early snuff box a year or two ago late 18th or very early 19th century, I believe so I jumped on this German version when I came across it (and as my French is much better than my non existent German, I was glad to already know the satirical humor embedded in it!) The text at bottom translates to the burden of the husband or the burden of the householdmeaning, essentially, what a lot of demands this fellow carries