DATING TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY FROM FRANCE. THE BOX DIMENSIONS ARE 6in X 4in X 1.5in. THE BOX IS GILDED ALL OVER AND EMBOSSED WITH GUILLOCHING. IN THE CORNERS OF THE LID SURROUNDING THE CENTRAL CARTOUCHE ARE GUILLOCHE ENGRAVINGS WITH RED ENAMEL. IN THE CENTER OF THE CARTOUCH UNDER GLASS, IS A RECTANGULAR PAINTED PORTRAIT MINIATURE, ARTIST SIGNED, DEPICTING A COURTING SCENE OF A GENTLEMAN AND LADY IN PERIOD DRESS WITH A SERVANT IN THE BACKGROUND. THE BOX IS MARKED FRANCE ON THE BOTTOM AND THE INTERIOR IS WOOD LINED. THE ARTIST APPEARS TO BE GROMOF OR GROMOL. MWF600