Snuffboxes and Сigarette Сases

Snuffbox with a miniature portrait of a young woman (Queen Marie-Antoinette of France?)

    Snuffbox with a miniature portrait of a young woman (Queen Marie-Antoinette of France?)

    France, Paris

    Snuffbox: 1767–1768; Miniature: circa 1789–1790

    Made by J. Breton (Lebreton); Miniature painted by F. Dumont

    Gold, amber, ivory (miniature), leather (case), fabric (case), agate; chasing, matting, painting

    3.3 x 7.8 x 5.9 cm

    Maker's mark; mark of the tax farmer Jean-Jacques Prévost (Jacques Prévost, 1762–1768); mark of the tax farmer Julien Alaterre (1768–1774); year letter D corresponding to 1767–1768; gold warranty mark used since 1838 (repeated twice)

    4015.1-2MC254/ДПИ