A Rectangular Diamond-Set Gold, Enamel, and Ivory Portrait Miniature Presentation Snuff Box, Louis-François Tronquoy, Paris, Circa 1860

rectangular, the lid centered with a diamond-framed portrait miniature of Napoleon III, signed: Maxime David, after Hippolyte Flandrin (1861), surrounded by further four diamonds, taille d'épargne strapwork and arabesques in dark green and opaque black enamel, the sides and base with matching decoration, maker’s mark, Paris 3eme titre 1838-1919, the left rim numbered: 26 

Length 3 ⅜ in.

8.4 cm

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