"Brass Snuff Box, A Bicorne With Cockade Late Eighteenth Early Nineteenth"
A snuff box or other in embossed brass And a small steel plate inside It is interesting because it represents the hat worn by Emperor Napoleon I "A bicorne with a cockade..." I think it was a political sign for the owner to show his devotion and his attachment to the emperor... when he used it... From the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the 19th century With some imperfections (welds that have yielded and deformations, easy to catch up) That I leave for the moment as they are, which I will have rectified in September... The hinge is functional Weight...45 gr