Antique c.1700s Opulent 18k, Silver, Tortoise Shell Snuff Box, Mascaron Pique, Austrian? Chinoiserie HUGE antique Victorian era French

HUGE antique Victorian era French hand hand carved solid oak 26 1/2" x 21 7/8" cabinet or furniture door panel PAIR

Please don't ask me to decipher that elaborate monogram

Elegant antique French Napoleon III era gilt bronze ormolu & white opaline glass 'vide poche'

the only way to preserve a likeness was to sit for an artist's original portrait

An elegant old French box and a simply fabulous decorative accent

Antique c.1700s Opulent 18k, Silver, Tortoise Shell Snuff Box, Mascaron Pique, Austrian? Chinoiserie HUGE antique Victorian era FrenchIt is not perfect, but coming forward from early to mid 1700s, it is in remarkable condition, truly. The most elaborate inlays in that tortoise shell lid, silver, mother of pearl and 18k gold all combine to a magnificent figural display, 1 macaroon in silver, and one of what would have been 2 profiles in mother of pearl. A fine old sterling box, one tiny hallmark on front which I have not found. Seems Prussian, Ottoman Empire, rather than French,