A FRENCH PASTE-SET ENAMELLED GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX
A FRENCH PASTE-SET ENAMELLED GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX

BY LOUIS FRANÇOIS TRONQUOY (FL. 1827-1871), MARKED, PARIS, CIRCA 1850, THE FLANGE ENGRAVED 'MARRET ET BEAUGRAND', STAMPED WITH INVENTORY NO. 152 AND WITH THE POST-1838 THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD

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A FRENCH PASTE-SET ENAMELLED GOLD PRESENTATION SNUFF-BOX
BY LOUIS FRANÇOIS TRONQUOY (FL. 1827-1871), MARKED, PARIS, CIRCA 1850, THE FLANGE ENGRAVED 'MARRET ET BEAUGRAND', STAMPED WITH INVENTORY NO. 152 AND WITH THE POST-1838 THIRD STANDARD MARK FOR 18 CARAT GOLD
rectangular box with rounded corners, the cover, sides and base of translucent mauve enamelled en taille d'épargne with scrolling, chased and polished gold arabesque design and foliage, the cover centred with paste-set initial 'N' for Napoleon (1808-1873) as French President 1848-1852, later Emperor of France as Napoleon III 1852-1870
3½ in. (89 mm.) wide

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