Antique French Pill, Patch or Snuff Box, Engraved, Jean-Baptiste Greuze Milkmaid bag that long part of the

that long part of the original case has a compartment cover and within

most girls were not allowed many subjects of study that were not home decor and childcare related

so we know it was Emile Bondonneau

missing only a little applied gold

bale for chain (chain not included)

Antique French Pill, Patch or Snuff Box, Engraved, Jean-Baptiste Greuze Milkmaid bag that long part of theWhat an opulent little box this is. A snuff perhaps, or patch or pill box, it's the art work on top that most interests me. This is a remarkably little acid etching of the original 1700s painting, The Milkmaid, by Jean Baptiste Greuze (1743 1784). The large original painting of this scened hangs in the Louvre, Paris. We've had it in miniature paintings done for the 19th century Grand Tour trade, but I've never seen it treated in this manner. Perfect