Two round tortoiseshell boxes set in the centre with two miniatures in gouache with gaze motifs, one in the form of an escutcheon revealing on the reverse a maxim 'Je meurs ou je m'attache, je brûle pour elle', the other oval Mounted in 18 k (750‰) gold and gilt metal First half of the 19th century H 3×Ø 8,5cm H 3×Ø 8cm Provenance: Christie's sale 20 June 1998, Collection of Mr Henry Clarke, lot 366