Georg Roth & Co.

German large 800 silver Bonaparte box.

• Made by Georg Roth in Hanau, Germany.
• Rectangular with cast corner-mounted eagle supports.
• On box front is frieze of Napoleon being offered the key to a city; on back, he addresses the supplicating vanquished.
• Both panels bordered by imbricated leaves and Greek key; applied eagles (of which one is a keyhole plate) and military trophies.
• On box ends are the coat of arms.
• Cover hinged and raised with cast finial in form of Napoleon on horseback, pointing the way.
• On battleground are the strewn weapons and equipment of the defeated enemy. 
• Marks include Hanau maker’s stamp.