RARE Fine Antique French c.1700s Semi-transluscent Tortoise Shell and 18k Gold Pique Snuff Box Double-breasted coat Jean-Pierre Gallais obtained

Jean-Pierre Gallais obtained

Kid leather lining in the coin purse

Fine crafting on the bale and the anchoring loops

likely so it could be hung on a wall frame at bedside

There is an ever so slight upward bend to the lid panel but it still closes and locks

RARE Fine Antique French c.1700s Semi-transluscent Tortoise Shell and 18k Gold Pique Snuff Box Double-breasted coat Jean-Pierre Gallais obtainedFabulous 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