France, Paris

circa 1840

Louis-Francois Tronquoy

Gold; guilloche, engraving

1.4 x 7 x 4.1 cm, 55 gr

Marks: "280", hexagon male profile, half effaced lozenge

French rectangular golden snuffbox, with rounded corners, the top with large central conforming plaque engraved with blank oval cartouche within engine-turning, the side front with a protruding shaped thumbpiece, the side and base similarly decorated.