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JEWELED NAPOLEON III PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX

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JEWELED AND ENAMELED GOLD NAPOLEON III PRESENTATION SNUFF BOX Glazed portrait of the future emperor wreathed by diamond ribbons with diamond monograms at corners on a royal blue guilloche ground, chased sides and base. The rim engraved "G. Lemonnier, Joaillier de Mgneur le Prince President", interior engraved "Donne par l'empereur le 5 Decembre 1852". 164 gs. GW, 3/4" x 3 5/8" x 2 1/8" Provenance: Through the family of John F. Stevens (1853-1943), chief engineer of the Panama Canal; presented to him by Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de Lesseps (1805-1894), developer of the Suez Canal, director of the failed French attempt to build the Panama Canal and close friend of Stevens'.

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