Lot Essay
The monogram is that of Napoleon III
RETAILER'S MARK OF FROMENT-MEURICE, PARIS, CIRCA 1855, MAKER'S MARK ?LB
Details
A FRENCH GOLD AND ENAMEL GEM-SET PRESENTATION SNUFFBOX
Retailer's mark of Froment-Meurice, Paris, circa 1855, maker's mark ?LB
Rectangular, the base and sides engine-turned with foliate borders, the cover with arabesques on matted ground, the center with gem-set Napoleonic N and imperial crown over a gem-set cypher on a blue enamel plaque, in original fitted case with crowned N, marked on bezel
3½in. (9cm.)
Retailer's mark of Froment-Meurice, Paris, circa 1855, maker's mark ?LB
Rectangular, the base and sides engine-turned with foliate borders, the cover with arabesques on matted ground, the center with gem-set Napoleonic N and imperial crown over a gem-set cypher on a blue enamel plaque, in original fitted case with crowned N, marked on bezel
3½in. (9cm.)
Provenance
Nancy, Lady Keith