Tourzel snuffbox acquired for Versailles

 The Société des Amis de Versailles confirms its acquisition of the snuffbox containing a portrait of Marie-Antoinette taken by Louis XVI with him on the flight to Varennes.

The snuffbox was part of the collection of the Duchesse de Tourzel, offered for sale by Auction Art Rémy Le Fur at the Hôtel Drouot Paris, 25th June 2025. 

Lot 104. Double-lidded tortoiseshell snuffbox concealing a polychrome miniature on ivory  of the Queen, signed at the bottom left by François Dumont (1751–1831).  Diameter 8.8 cm.  (Estimate: €10,000–15,000). Sold for €52,844. 

Acquisition d'un émouvant témoignage historique, la tabatière de Louis XVI au portrait de Marie-Antoinette - Les Chroniques des Amis de Versailles