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A NAPOLEON III SILVERED COPPER BOÎTE-À-MOUCHES
circa 1870
Rectangular metal box, the cover painted with a shepherd observing a sleeping shepherdess in a landscape, the base with putti playing with a scarf in the clouds, the sides with bows and garlands of flowers on gilt grounds, the inside of the cover with a temple in a landscape, the two hinged covers of the compartments painted with flowers, the brush compartment void -- 64 mm wide.
circa 1870
Rectangular metal box, the cover painted with a shepherd observing a sleeping shepherdess in a landscape, the base with putti playing with a scarf in the clouds, the sides with bows and garlands of flowers on gilt grounds, the inside of the cover with a temple in a landscape, the two hinged covers of the compartments painted with flowers, the brush compartment void -- 64 mm wide.