Antique c.1700s Opulent 18k, Silver, Tortoise Shell Snuff Box, Mascaron Pique, Austrian? Chinoiserie I think the much higher

I think the much higher quality on this set would move it out of that maker's goods

Elegant antique French Napoleon III era gilt bronze ormolu & white opaline glass 'vide poche'

75" and it's nearly 2" in depth

the photographical industry was in full bloom and very exciting

Antique c.1700s Opulent 18k, Silver, Tortoise Shell Snuff Box, Mascaron Pique, Austrian? Chinoiserie I think the much higherIt is not perfect, but coming forward from early to mid 1700s, it is in remarkable condition, truly. The most elaborate inlays in that tortoise shell lid, silver, mother of pearl and 18k gold all combine to a magnificent figural display, 1 macaroon in silver, and one of what would have been 2 profiles in mother of pearl. A fine old sterling box, one tiny hallmark on front which I have not found. Seems Prussian, Ottoman Empire, rather than French,