GIBERN POUCH BOX FOR FULL DRESS OFFICER OF THE GUIDES OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD, second model 1857, Second Empire.
Box in dark green shagreen leather, H 7.3 cm, width at the top 14 cm, thickness 2.2 cm. Sides in gilded brass chiseled with laurel leaves. Small tab bordered with a stamped oak leaf motif, in the center a crowned N, in gilded brass on a background of a radiant sun in silver; H 9.5 cm, width at the top 16 cm, width at the bottom 16.8 cm, Back lined with dark green velvet. Dimensions: 9.5 cm x 16.5 cm.
Good condition, wear of the gilding on the raised parts.
France.
Second Empire.
Reference :
17871