‡An 18th century French gold and enamel portrait snuff box

‡An 18th century French gold and enamel portrait snuff box,

maker's mark worn, Paris 1789,

oval form, the hinged cover with a central portrait of a lady within a seed pearl border, with blue enamel decoration with a white enamel border, and with an outer green and red enamel foliate border, the sides and base with similar decoration, the interior of the cover with a portrait of a gentleman, in a fitted velvet and silk lined case, length 8.6cm, approx. weight 138g.

By family repute the portraits are those of Lord and Lady Cavendish.