Antique 18th Century French Vernis Martin Snuff Box, Louis XVI Courting Scene Painted on Ivory Box amber cigar holder lenses and can be used

Antique 18th Century French Vernis Martin Snuff Box, Louis XVI Courting Scene Painted on Ivory Box amber cigar holder lenses and can be usedMarie Antoinette's favorite decorative style was a layering of paint and varnish invented by the brothers Martin, referred to simply as "Vernis Martin" or varnish Martin. That layering created a depth to the paintings that wasn't achieved in other processes, and while the varnish has darkened over the centuries, it is also a process never quite achieved after the Martin brothers era. Their varnish had a unique quality. While a revival a century later

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