Very RARE c.1700s Dieppe Masterpiece, Tiny Carved Villagers, Ivory Snuff Box Sewing dating 1860s

dating 1860s

no tears or holes

The most wonderful are these hand painted ones

looking at the uniform

Elegant antique French Napoleon III era COMPLETE matching 5pc sterling silver meat & salad serving utensil or implement set including a 'truelle a' poisson' for fish

Very RARE c.1700s Dieppe Masterpiece, Tiny Carved Villagers, Ivory Snuff Box Sewing dating 1860sVERY RARE! A researcher contacted me recently to ask if they could use images of 2 of my own collection snuff boxes, and explained that of this age and type, each Masterpieces, there are only 1046 known to still exist. I own 2 of those. I've seen such pieces over the decades in museums. I hadn't realized they were that rare. Most are in museum and private collections. I have, in final 2 images, shown some pages from an early book showing a few. I've