Antique c.1770 to 1780 French Snuff Box, Vernis Martin with Portrait Miniature "Naughty" Beauty Settee has been professionally worked and

has been professionally worked and restoration done within the past 100 years

though some of these old portraits are removed

It has a lovely original silk moire interior lining still in very good form

myself while working toward an MFA

charcoal and conte or chalk

Antique c.1770 to 1780 French Snuff Box, Vernis Martin with Portrait Miniature "Naughty" Beauty Settee has been professionally worked andAnother from my collections, this old beauty dates to the era of King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, and was decorated in her favorite style, Vernis Martin. A process created by the brothers Martin, it consisted of a layering of paint and varnish, and sometimes a backing of foil, patterning. The finishes were and remain very beautiful. You can see from the bottom of this one, which has less darkening, that it was once a bright colorful and shimmering