Antique French Hand Carved 5.5" Long Shoe or Boot Snuff Box w Angel, Pique, 18th Century to Early 1800s antique purse a Parisian art supply company

a Parisian art supply company founded in 1773

Louis-Philippe to Napoleon III (c

visible at certain angles of light

It still gives quite a remarkable magnification view

This one appear to have a clear coat over the exterior and covering all of the brass boulle inlays

Antique French Hand Carved 5.5" Long Shoe or Boot Snuff Box w Angel, Pique, 18th Century to Early 1800s antique purse a Parisian art supply companyThere is a wonderful tiny boutique on a tiny street near St. Paul's in the Marais, Paris, where for decades I have visited every trip just to look at the shoe and boot snuffs (and their very elevated prices). One might think they're not as rare as they are the gentleman who's kept the boutique for a lifetime is perhaps the single most prolific collector. Always fun to compare his with the ones I've found over my long lifetime of collecting them. Based