Two Two-Colored Gold and Enamel Snuff Boxes, Hanau, One by Les Frères Toussaint, Circa 1775

the first, by Les Frères Toussaint, Hanau, the lid centered with a hinged enamel plaque painted with a lady reading to a boy, opening to reveal an en grisaille enamel miniature of Venus and Cupid on a pink background, within chased rose and leaf borders, engine-turned gold ground, maker's mark, rosette, date letter K, Hanau shell control mark for 18ct gold, later French import marks, damage to hinge to enamel plaque,

Length of 2 ⅝ in., 6.7 cm;

the second, decorated with chevron engine-turning within lemon gold zig zag borders and dividers, the lid set with a split-pearl framed enamel plaque representing a departure scene, rubbed marks including date letter K and Hanau rosette mark,

Length 2 5/8 in.,7 cm.