A Gold Presentation Snuff Box, Continental, circa 1808

rectangular with scalloped front, the lid decorated with a semi-circular panel chased with roses and butterflies on a sablé ground, surrounded with chased vine leaves and outer husk borders, the sides with a flattened coin pattern, the base with ribbon-tied cornucopiae crowned with a dove below sunburst chasing, on a reeded ground, the interior of the lid engraved with a presentation inscription reading: 'Napoléon Empereur / au / Maréchal Mortier, Duc de Trévise, 1808', maker's mark F incuse flanked by two coronets,

Length 3 7/8 in., 9.8 cm.