Antique French Portrait Miniature Frame of 12k Gold, on Snuff Box, c. 1870 Painting Deep oyster shaped

Deep oyster shaped

Protected beautifully in that early aluminum etui

A set of eight here

Excellent condition - Not a bit of wear on heels nor anything showing in the least on the leather uppers

I think it's rosewood

Antique French Portrait Miniature Frame of 12k Gold, on Snuff Box, c. 1870 Painting Deep oyster shapedThe 19th century excellence of top ebenistes (cabinet makers) of France was on display in the very popular and fairly vase array of decorative boxes. Likewise, small boxes for snuff, bonbons, patches, and more were popular objects collected in 1600 1800s, and are treasures today. I think the first antique I ever bought was a marquetry box when I was a Grad student in London, long ago. And we used to deal heavily in these stunning fine old 19th century