RARE Fine Antique French c.1700s Semi-transluscent Tortoise Shell and 18k Gold Pique Snuff Box Double-breasted coat Truly a masterpiece and fit

Truly a masterpiece and fit for a museum

Jean-Pierre Gallais obtained

I've tried to show all aspects of it to you in the photos

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

or tilted to the side

RARE Fine Antique French c.1700s Semi-transluscent Tortoise Shell and 18k Gold Pique Snuff Box Double-breasted coat Truly a masterpiece and fitFabulous 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