1800s Antique 950 French Sterling Silver Box Cosson Corby Guilloché Paris France

Description

Extremely Rare and Stunning
Antique 1851-1879 French Sterling Silver Box With Gold Wash Inside
Made by The Great Master Silversmith
Antoine Cosson-Corby, Paris, France
Gorgeous Guilloché, Engine Turned Design On Front, Back and Sides
Front Features a Laurel Wreath Border with Ribbons & Flowers
A Symbol of Victory, Honor and Peace in the French Empire
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) understood the importance and the appeal of the ancient Greek wreath of
laurel
. Wise to its historic image, and the
tradition
of its victorious shape and visual mark of success that it represented, it was chosen as one of his gilded napoleonic emblems of his French Empire.
Hallmarked: Three Plumes,  A C, Star below, 950
Weighs 69 grams
3 1/8" diameter and 1 1/8" high
Antoine Cosson-Corby
1851-1879
41 Quai de l’Horloge, Paris, France
Excellent condition with mild signs of wear commensurate with age. Pinhead dent on lid. See photos.
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