, boldly chased with rococo scroll borders, the cover centred by Britannia and Father Time, sailing ships seen beyond beside by a rocky coastline with palm trees, the base with an urn shaped vase on a pedestal within a garden, rocaille and flowers to the sides, reeded rims, a mirror fitted to the lid interior Width 5.5cms / 2 1/8''
Depth 2.2cms / 7/8''
Weight: 92g
Louis XVI vari-coloured gold mounted tortoiseshell and portrait miniature box by Francois Delanoy, Paris 1779, the miniature of the Comte d'Angiviller by Jean-Baptiste Weyler (French 1747-1791),
Louis XVI oval enamel and gold box with portrait miniature by Alexis Proffit, Paris 1786, the miniature of the duc de Penthievre by Nicholas Halle (French fl. 1782-1795),