Snuffboxes and Сigarette Сases

Presentation Snuffbox of Joséphine, Empress of the French

    Presentation Snuffbox of Joséphine, Empress of the French

    France, Paris

    1809

    Boizot, Marie Victoire (veuve Blerzy); Isabey, Jean Baptiste (miniature)

    Gold, enamel, painted ivory, glass

    2.0 × 8.7 × 6.0 cm

    Marks: maker’s mark, post-Revolutionary unregistered 2e titre (20.25ct), Paris petite garantie, 1809–1819, rim engraved: Gibert. Joaillier. Quai Voltaire No. 17 and No. 26, stamped: 352, French eagle head control mark, 1847–1919, struck twice; miniature signed: Isabey

    3620MC354/ДПИ