RARE 18th Century French Snuff Box, Double Portrait Miniatures of Children set in 18k Gold Mounts claret Later both Argentan and Neusilber

Later both Argentan and Neusilber were used under the trade name of Alpacca

The silversmith mark is for Louis Coignet of Paris who apparently worked in both sterling and silver-plate judging from this one

The blades all bear the Michel Ange or Michelangelo hallmarks

wood stringing - very pretty

hinge and clasp and bun feet are all 18k gold

RARE 18th Century French Snuff Box, Double Portrait Miniatures of Children set in 18k Gold Mounts claret Later both Argentan and NeusilberI 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