NAPOLEON III. A JEWELLED GOLD AND GLASS PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX, LOUIS-FRANÇOIS TRONQUOY, PARIS, CIRCA 1852
NAPOLEON III. A JEWELLED GOLD AND GLASS PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX, LOUIS-FRANÇOIS TRONQUOY, PARIS, CIRCA 1852
rectangular with slightly-waisted sides, the lid set in high relief with a dark blue glass dome applied with the cipher of Napoleon III in rose diamonds, chevron engine-turned ground within leaf-bound reeding, applied scroll thumbpiece, maker's mark, post-1838 3e titre, the rim numbered: 411, in original red leather presentation case tooled with the Imperial cipher
7.5cm., 3in. wide
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NAPOLEON III. A JEWELLED GOLD AND GLASS PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX, LOUIS-FRANÇOIS TRONQUOY, PARIS, CIRCA 1852
rectangular with slightly-waisted sides, the lid set in high relief with a dark blue glass dome applied with the cipher of Napoleon III in rose diamonds, chevron engine-turned ground within leaf-bound reeding, applied scroll thumbpiece, maker's mark, post-1838 3e titre, the rim numbered: 411, in original red leather presentation case tooled with the Imperial cipher
7.5cm., 3in. wide
(2)
Condition Report:
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