A gold and agate cameo gold box, Joseph-François Marcillac, Paris, 1809-1819

rectangular with cut corners, the lid later inset with an oval shell cameo representing a classical portrait to sinister, in a gold locket frame, on a ground of concentric engine-turning, framed by a border of scrolling floral foliage on a sablé ground, a different vase to each corner of the lid and to each angle of the sides, the base similarly decorated,

maker's mark, Paris 2ème titre 1809-1819, unofficial Paris baby's head 2ème titre, Paris grosse garantie 1809-1819,

8.6 cm; 3 3/8 in. wide