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Mahogany travel box with gilded bronze handle
Interior in solid silver and vermillion silver, Minerva hallmark (1st title) and hallmark of the goldsmith Aucoc Louis Aîné, son of Jean Baptiste Casimir Aucoc, active in the Second Empire
Monogram surmounted by a heraldic crown probably a foreign princely crown
Removable mirror and letter holder
Signed on the lock L.Aucoc ainé in Paris, lock works with its key
Weight of silver coins 2.5 kg
Buffer varnish box
In very good shape
*In 1856 Louis Aucoc, the son of Jean Baptiste Casimir Aucoc, obtained the title of Patented Supplier to His Majesty the Emperor and also to Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, which brought him important orders from the courts of Europe .
Ref: JMAC92R1W6