A PORTUGUESE BLONDE TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE
CIRCA 1821
A PORTUGUESE BLONDE TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE CIRCA 1821 circular blonde tortoiseshell box with piqué decoration, the cover inlaid with the arms of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves (1816-1821), the base inlaid with the inscription ' DO. CONSTITUCIONAL, JOSE FREDERICO BIKER DA FONCECA, 1 DE JUNHO DE 1821 ', Portuguese inscriptions around the borders of the cover and base, with polished gold rims 3¼ in. (84 mm.) diam. The inscription on the cover reads ' VIVA AGAZA DE BARGANSA, SE CONSTITUCIONAL FOR, VIVAO OF PORTUGUEZES, QUE NAO TEMEM ESTRENHO ARDOR ' and on the base ' ATHE MORRER PORTUGUEZES, SEIAMOS CONSTITUCIONAES, ABORRECAO=SE DE HUMANA UEZ, OS CORCUNDAS ANIMAES'
A PORTUGUESE BLONDE TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE
CIRCA 1821
A PORTUGUESE BLONDE TORTOISESHELL BONBONNIERE CIRCA 1821 circular blonde tortoiseshell box with piqué decoration, the cover inlaid with the arms of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and Algarves (1816-1821), the base inlaid with the inscription ' DO. CONSTITUCIONAL, JOSE FREDERICO BIKER DA FONCECA, 1 DE JUNHO DE 1821 ', Portuguese inscriptions around the borders of the cover and base, with polished gold rims 3¼ in. (84 mm.) diam. The inscription on the cover reads ' VIVA AGAZA DE BARGANSA, SE CONSTITUCIONAL FOR, VIVAO OF PORTUGUEZES, QUE NAO TEMEM ESTRENHO ARDOR ' and on the base ' ATHE MORRER PORTUGUEZES, SEIAMOS CONSTITUCIONAES, ABORRECAO=SE DE HUMANA UEZ, OS CORCUNDAS ANIMAES'
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