France, 'Napoléon Le Grand – Médallions Historiques' par un ancien Soldat de l'Empire, a circular green card box, metallic rims, lid impressed with card Coronation medallion, year 13 (once glazed), its reverse on inner lid, the base an ornate N, lid and base with scattered background of bees, containing printed title roundel and 88 further roundels, each with an engraved scene and on reverse a printed explanation, Paris c.1840, 82mm., the box about very fine, the contents in good order and many roundels still linked, rare
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco date the example in their collection to c.1830.
(100-150 GBP)