A FRENCH EMPIRE GOLD, ENAMEL AND GEM-SET PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX
MARK OF ETIENNE-LUCIEN BLERZY, PARIS, CIRCA 1810; RETAILED BY NITOT ET FILS
Oval, the base and sides finely painted with enamel landscapes against an opalescent ground, the cover finely chiselled with anthemia and acanthus against a matted ground centering an enamelled boss with diamond-set monogram ML, the borders with deep blue enamel details, marked inside base, cover, side, and bezel; the outer bezel with discharge and engraved signature No. 60. Etienne Nitot et Fils Jouailliers Bijoutieres ordinaires de Sa Majesté l'Impératrice et Reine, à Paris
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
A FRENCH EMPIRE GOLD, ENAMEL AND GEM-SET PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX
MARK OF ETIENNE-LUCIEN BLERZY, PARIS, CIRCA 1810; RETAILED BY NITOT ET FILS
Oval, the base and sides finely painted with enamel landscapes against an opalescent ground, the cover finely chiselled with anthemia and acanthus against a matted ground centering an enamelled boss with diamond-set monogram ML, the borders with deep blue enamel details, marked inside base, cover, side, and bezel; the outer bezel with discharge and engraved signature No. 60. Etienne Nitot et Fils Jouailliers Bijoutieres ordinaires de Sa Majesté l'Impératrice et Reine, à Paris
3½ in. (8.9 cm.) long
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