Antique French Dore Bronze Snuff Box with Portrait Miniature, Like Marie-Antoinette w Big Hat dressing there are some visible worm

there are some visible worm or bug holes but nothing active

The cover glass is framed in diamond-bright French paste stones

is more in line with those done in early 1900s

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Antique French Dore Bronze Snuff Box with Portrait Miniature, Like Marie-Antoinette w Big Hat dressing there are some visible wormHeavy gilded or 'dore' bronze oval snuff or patch, bonbon surmounted by a hand painted miniature painting, a portrait of a figure who might be slightly stylized Marie Antoinette. Beautifully crafted, entirely lined in natural shell, the painting still protected under its slightly convex and polished cover glass. In the manner of late 1700s snuffs, but I sense it is into the early 19th century, instead. Full measurements are noted on our photos. Very