Snuff Box (Tabatière) with Portrait of Marie Antoinette

Pierre-François-Mathis de Beaulieu

Cleveland Museum of Art

Round, short snuff box with a hinged lid. The snuff box is primarily gold with blue and green enamel details. The lid features a central, round, black and white portrait of a woman. The portrait on the lid is surrounded by gold filigree and a blue enamel border with a green stripe. The body of the box has a central, oval, black and white scene of three people, flanked by blue enamel panels with gold leaf designs and bordered by green stripes and gold filigree. The box sits on a gray surface with a darker gray background.