Antique 18th Century French Vernis Martin Snuff Box, Louis XVI Courting Scene Painted on Ivory Box amber cigar holder The pearl panels are a

The pearl panels are a bit fragile and not many survive

I would think more like 16k to 18k

Stunning 19th century French carved mother of pearl guards with gold and silver foils on the guards and a very ornate ring

a spool (missing 2nd spool)

Presenting these 100 or so years later

Antique 18th Century French Vernis Martin Snuff Box, Louis XVI Courting Scene Painted on Ivory Box amber cigar holder The pearl panels are aMarie Antoinette's favorite decorative style was a layering of paint and varnish invented by the brothers Martin, referred to simply as "Vernis Martin" or varnish Martin. That layering created a depth to the paintings that wasn't achieved in other processes, and while the varnish has darkened over the centuries, it is also a process never quite achieved after the Martin brothers era. Their varnish had a unique quality. While a revival a century later