RARE 18th Century French Snuff Box, Double Portrait Miniatures of Children set in 18k Gold Mounts claret Let me know

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No dents on any of those lids

but this small perfume vial is quite rare

hinge and clasp and bun feet are all 18k gold

These aperitif sets were and still are an important part of French culture and tradition

RARE 18th Century French Snuff Box, Double Portrait Miniatures of Children set in 18k Gold Mounts claret Let me knowI know, such a tragedy that one child's portrait has a little loss to it someone must have cleaned it at some point with water and it leaked into the portrait, I imagine, but against all the positives of this rare double portrait snuff box, one takes it as it is. A girl and a boy, pretty sure, it must have been such a treasure to the parent. Its excellent condition otherwise suggests it was kept as a memento and not used. There are no rim chips, for