Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette - Antique French round gold and enamel box with verre eglomise miniatures of Napoleonic interest

Date	1798-1809
Period	18th/19th century
Origin	Paris, France
Medium	gold, Enamel
Dimensions	2.1 cm (0⁷/₈ inches)
Gallery	S.J. Phillips Ltd

Description
Technical

Weight: 161g, the cover set with scene of a courtyard facade, the cobbled central area with a six horse coach understood to be conveying Napoleon (1st Consul), cavalry and another coach beside, the base with round miniature depicting the front of a manor house with lawn, flower beds and trees, people walking around the grounds, the gentleman in the red coat purported to be Cambaceres (2nd Consul), blue enamel rims, the incurved sides overlaid with composition, inscribed to the flange 'Vachette. Bijoutier Paris. 2me titre'.
Diameter 8.5cms / 3 1/8''

Date: 1798-1809
Period: 18th/19th century
Origin: Paris, France
Medium: gold, Enamel
Dimensions: 2.1 cm (0⁷/₈ inches)
Categories: Jewellery