RARE Fine Antique French c.1700s Semi-transluscent Tortoise Shell and 18k Gold Pique Snuff Box Double-breasted coat Fine crafting on the bale

Fine crafting on the bale and the anchoring loops

You might find bronze Cupid set into candelabrum

no loss or damage to the bone monture which is accented in raised gold enamel

The old leather-clad bottom is really quite elegant and definitely original

Truly a masterpiece and fit for a museum

RARE Fine Antique French c.1700s Semi-transluscent Tortoise Shell and 18k Gold Pique Snuff Box Double-breasted coat Fine crafting on the baleFabulous rare c. 1750s snuff box, finest blond tortoise shell with just a light modulation to chocolate shell, naturally gorgeous! Plus all that exquisite tiny star and decorative edging pique in 18k gold. Some of the finest work, and so well preserved for these 270 or so years. Lathe crafted and carved rare blond tortoise shell (the rarest color, semi transparent as you can see). The entire snuff is painstakingly marked and cut and inlaid with a