λA late 18th / early 19th century French gold mounted lacquered snuff box

λA late 18th / early 19th century French gold mounted lacquered snuff box,

marked with French control marks,

circular form, the base and cover with gold mounts and reeded decoration on a brown ground, tortoiseshell lined, the pull-off cover with a painted scene under glass of a vase of flowers, with a later base rim, on four small ball feet, diameter 7.8cm