Napoleon in Egypt, 19th-century snuffbox
Napoleon in Egypt, 19th-century snuffbox
Snuffbox made of molded pressed wood, the lid commemorates Napoleon Bonaparte’s Egyptian campaign and the Battle of the Pyramids on July 21, 1798.
Inscription: SONGEZ QUE DU HAUT DE CES MONUMENTS QUARANTE SIECLES VOUS CONTEMPLENT
[CONSIDER THAT FROM THE HEIGHTS OF THESE MONUMENTS, FORTY CENTURIES GAZE DOWN UPON YOU]
Good condition
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Inscription: SONGEZ QUE DU HAUT DE CES MONUMENTS QUARANTE SIECLES VOUS CONTEMPLENT
[CONSIDER THAT FROM THE HEIGHTS OF THESE MONUMENTS, FORTY CENTURIES GAZE DOWN UPON YOU]
Good condition
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