RARE Large Antique French Table Snuff or Jewelry Box, Casket, 18k Gold Stringing and 5.5" Long eyeglasses The French Minerve or Minerva

The French Minerve or Minerva hallmark

marked "Aux 2 Lions

likely Napoleon III era

A wonderful decorative piece but perfect for use also

I just looked at a 1900s salt box on ebay yesterday that is offered as a 1700s one and priced double what it's value is

RARE Large Antique French Table Snuff or Jewelry Box, Casket, 18k Gold Stringing and 5.5" Long eyeglasses The French Minerve or MinervaOffering a very unique early 1800s table snuff of extra large size. A full 5. 5" wide, it's made like smaller and later ones but with such superb refinement. The exterior has been veneered with a very unique layer of wood look at the grain. I've tried to figure it out and initially thought it was just the tortoise shell worked in a grained pattern. But upon closer review, I'm quite sure it's some sort of very hard wood. The interior is thickly worked