Lot Essay
A similar example, from the collection of The British Museum, is illustrated in C. Le Corbeiller, European and American Snuff Boxes, fig. 692.
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APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1805
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A FRENCH PRESSED WOOD AND TORTOISESHELL BOX
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1805
Circular, the detachable cover pressed with an allegorical scene of the battle of Austerlitz, the base pressed with stars, tortoiseshell lined
3¼ in. (83 mm.) diam.
APPARENTLY UNMARKED, CIRCA 1805
Circular, the detachable cover pressed with an allegorical scene of the battle of Austerlitz, the base pressed with stars, tortoiseshell lined
3¼ in. (83 mm.) diam.
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