Very RARE c.1700s Dieppe Masterpiece, Tiny Carved Villagers, Ivory Snuff Box Sewing dating 1860s

dating 1860s

but never worked into a purse

The picturesque bridges

Elegant antique French Napoleon III era COMPLETE matching 5pc sterling silver meat & salad serving utensil or implement set including a 'truelle a' poisson' for fish

begs to be held in the palm

Very RARE c.1700s Dieppe Masterpiece, Tiny Carved Villagers, Ivory Snuff Box Sewing dating 1860sVERY RARE! A researcher contacted me recently to ask if they could use images of 2 of my own collection snuff boxes, and explained that of this age and type, each Masterpieces, there are only 1046 known to still exist. I own 2 of those. I've seen such pieces over the decades in museums. I hadn't realized they were that rare. Most are in museum and private collections. I have, in final 2 images, shown some pages from an early book showing a few. I've