Diameter: 9cm (3.2in)
Pressed burr wood. Circular snuff box, the lift off lid with a relief view of 'L'Hôtel des Invalides' (Les Invalides) and the legend ‘Vue De Portail Et Du Dome Des Invalides Commencee et Term En 1706’. The base worked with pressed geometric pattern weave.
The Dôme Church, built in 1706, was designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, the architect of the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles. Before the Eiffel tower was constructed, the Dôme, standing 351 feet (107 m) tall, was the tallest building in Paris.