Lot 7

An Early 19th Century French Pressed Burr-Walnut Snuff Box of circular form. The lid intricately relief-moulded with a duel portrait of Napoleon & Josephine, lifting off to reveal a tortoiseshell lined interior with shallow incuse sides and a ‘dimpled’ underside to the base, 3” (8 cm) in diameter [See ‘Pinto’ plate 365 and page 347].

Estimated Price: £300 -£500

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Description

An Early 19th Century French Pressed Burr-Walnut Snuff Box of circular form. The lid intricately relief-moulded with a duel portrait of Napoleon & Josephine, lifting off to reveal a tortoiseshell lined interior with shallow incuse sides and a ‘dimpled’ underside to the base, 3” (8 cm) in diameter [See ‘Pinto’ plate 365 and page 347].