Antique Tortoise Shell Table Snuff Box, Silver and Kiln-fired Enamel, 19th Century King and Queen these two gentile older women

these two gentile older women might be sisters

These served something like a semester's final exam

but it's intact and perfect to hold your own business cards in each side pocket

The fact of it being in excellent condition

but the piece is not original to the box and the box will not close with the locket and chain inside

Antique Tortoise Shell Table Snuff Box, Silver and Kiln-fired Enamel, 19th Century King and Queen these two gentile older womenI have found no silver marks on this elegant old thing, and I've really never found another like it. It looks French or perhaps even Russian, but marks would be on the sterling silver. Maker remains a mystery, but it is a nice sized (nearly 3. 5") oval table snuff and it is in beautiful condition. The enamel work is airy and light, almost has a look of plique du jour enamel. A little shell on the closure and a French feel. Measurements in full are