AN AUSTRIAN GOLD SNUFF-BOX

AN AUSTRIAN GOLD SNUFF-BOX
VIENNA, CIRCA 1810, STRUCK WITH INVENTORY NUMBER 6258
rectangular box with canted corners, the cover, sides and base set with panels of geometric engine-turning, the cover and base centred with octagonal reserves of polished gold chased with trophies of love amidst foliage, the interior of the cover set with an octagonal cartouche engraved with the initial ‘N’ below a royal crown for Napoleon (1808-1873) as French President 1848-1852, later Emperor of France as Napoleon III 1852-1870

3¼ in. (83 mm.) wide
3 oz. (96 gr.)