A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, CIRCA 1840, FLANGE STAMPED 208 AND WITH A FRENCH POST-1838 MARK FOR EXPORT
rectangular box with waisted sides, the cover, sides and base set with panels of engine-turning with chased foliate corners and borders, the cover centred with a shaped rectangular polished gold reserve
3 in. (77 mm.) wide
2½ oz. (80 gr.)
A FRENCH GOLD SNUFF-BOX
MAKER'S MARK INDISTINCT, PARIS, CIRCA 1840, FLANGE STAMPED 208 AND WITH A FRENCH POST-1838 MARK FOR EXPORT
rectangular box with waisted sides, the cover, sides and base set with panels of engine-turning with chased foliate corners and borders, the cover centred with a shaped rectangular polished gold reserve
3 in. (77 mm.) wide
2½ oz. (80 gr.)