A French gilt tooled morocco box. by BOX.

(Diameter c. 55 to 65 mm, depth c. 20 mm), morocco over pasteboard, gilt, brass clasp, pale blue silk lining (faded and rather frayed), a single hinge (weak), leather slightly rubbed.

A French pocket-sized box probably designed to hold a portrait miniature; an attractive example of an alternative use of gilt tooling, more usually associated with book binding.