France. Napoléon Bonaparte Bicorne Snuff Box, C. 1830 GTRexclude was possibly better than in

was possibly better than in the case of some other officers whom I have met

at the age of 72

official issue with "Stielhenkelose" suspension

1915 at Newcastle

oval version

France. Napoléon Bonaparte Bicorne Snuff Box, C. 1830 GTRexclude was possibly better than inThe 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,