Antique c1700s French 14k Gold Pique Snuff Box, Portrait Miniature King Louis XV Napoleonic most notable are the missing

most notable are the missing portions of pearl inlay in the lid but otherwise a remarkable piece and rare in its origins

it rendered the portrait miniature industry superfluous

The locket has

but the cap is not a match to the rest

I'll have to do more research

Antique c1700s French 14k Gold Pique Snuff Box, Portrait Miniature King Louis XV Napoleonic most notable are the missingA remarkable find! Offering here a spectacular and early snuff box, a pocket snuff, 2. 75" in diameter, still in the protective presentation and travel etui. I have been told, and it does seem very likely that the portrait is a "sitting" miniature (one of a kind) of French King Louis XV in his later years. It's likely, as a nose will thicken and the mouth certainly looks right, eyes in age. Louis XV, known as Louis the Beloved, was a monarch of the