A GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX WITH MINIATURE ON IVORY, JEAN-LOUIS-LEFERRE, PARIS, 1798-1809

A GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX WITH MINIATURE ON IVORY, JEAN-LOUIS-LEFERRE, PARIS, 1798-1809

rectangular, the lid inset with an oval miniature of Empress Josephine, by Jean Baptiste Isabey, signed, circa 1804, in coronation robes, blue drapery background, the gilt mount chased with foliate scrolls against a sablé ground, blue enamel frame, the interior gold-lined, maker's mark, bear's head 3e titre and Paris grosse garantie for 1798-1809
7.5cm, 3in. long

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