France. Napoléon Bonaparte Bicorne Snuff Box, C. 1830 Hold where the Spanish Fleet was

where the Spanish Fleet was being held behind the protection of the forts

suspended from a small ladies ribbon

with damage to 3 o'clock arm

dying at the age of 26

France. Napoléon Bonaparte Bicorne Snuff Box, C. 1830 Hold where the Spanish Fleet wasThe snuff box is fabricated from horn with a black finish, in the shape of the bicorne worn by Napolon Bonaparte, the front panel with an enameled an d painted simulated plume, the rear panel illustrating the Vendme Column in Paris, flanked by a soldier at its base on the right, with the inscription "NAPOLON LE GRAND CHERI DE LA VICTOIRE. IL SUT PAR SON GENIE ETERNISER SA GLORIRE:", the column and inscription backed by multiple fine horizontal rules,