RARE! Antique Vernis Martin 1700s Table Snuff, Marie Antoinette, Versailles Pntg German Shepherd some darkening to the cream

some darkening to the cream color visible from the fronts/tops and some glaze crazing

she seems to be contemplating the words in the book or letter

Measurements are on photos

A lovely 2-piece set from my own collections

A brass framed aneroid barometer on the lower end

RARE! Antique Vernis Martin 1700s Table Snuff, Marie Antoinette, Versailles Pntg German Shepherd some darkening to the creamOne expects to see such pieces as this in the Musee des Arts Decoratif, newly reopened museum in a wing of the Louvre in Paris, or perhaps in the Napoleon apartments collection in the Louvre, as well. At the least, a museum piece like this late 1700s snuff might come to bid at one of the major auction houses, but it's not the kind of item you expect to find on the internet, is it. But here you go: Hand painted in the Vernis Martin method, layering of