RARE 18th Century French Snuff Box, Double Portrait Miniatures of Children set in 18k Gold Mounts claret there is a key but

there is a key but it doesn't seem to turn the lock

I bought the print in Paris

wood stringing - very pretty

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 there is a key butI 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