Exceptional and rare oval Revolutionary silver... Lot 36

Exceptional and rare oval Revolutionary silver box, decorated with six miniatures under glass. Taking of the Bastille, Human Rights, Enrolment of Volunteers, Trophy with Phrygian cap, the Assault of the Tuileries. Inside, a compartment with a lid painted with a trophy with a lictor's beam marked "The Law". 75 x 53 x Ht. 29 mm. Gross weight: 95 g. B.E. Revolutionary Period. Provenance: Descent of Marshal Davout, Duke of Auerstaedt, Prince of Eckmuhl.