Bourbon & France. Royalist snuffbox, circa 1820
Bourbon & France. Royalist snuffbox, circa 1820
A papier-mâché snuffbox with France illustrated on one side, celebrating the 14 centuries Capetian lineage of the kings of France, from Louis le Gros to the Duc de Bordeaux.
On the reverse, the list of royalists (writers, pairs, deputies, illustrious victims, Condean army and Vendean generals) in this “Tabatière Dieudonné”, made to celebrate the birth of the Duke of Bordeaux, Henri d'Artois or Henri V, pretender to the French throne.
Good condition
D : 8,5 cm
On the reverse, the list of royalists (writers, pairs, deputies, illustrious victims, Condean army and Vendean generals) in this “Tabatière Dieudonné”, made to celebrate the birth of the Duke of Bordeaux, Henri d'Artois or Henri V, pretender to the French throne.
Good condition
D : 8,5 cm
