Sterling Silver Lidded Box w/French Coin Medal of King Louis XVII of France

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Antique Sterling Silver Lidded Box Container Holding French Coin Medal of King Louis XVII of France | Son of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
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May I offer:
Made in France and dating to the late 1800s or so, may I offer this stunning lidded box container, round in shape, featuring at the top, a bronze colored coin commemorating the death of King Louis XVII (1785-1795).  The sculptor of the coin was DePaulis struck in 1793/1795; the coin depicts Louis in profile to the front while the reverse depicts an angel on a pedestal is front of the jail where Louis died.  Take the lid off the box to reveal a yellow gold interior and yes, that includes the underside of the coin.  Height of the piece with lid measures 4"; width of the coin area alone is 2", of the box top 2-7/8" and at the center 3".  Weight is a solid 242.2 grams - of that, about 63.25 grams is the coin (around 0 or so in spot).  The box is hallmarked STERLING on the bottom as well as on the underside of the lid.  No dents or dings that I can spot but as you can see, there is still a lot of tarnish remaining over the piece and spots on the top of the coin medal.  Overall, a wonderful souvenir from France!
LOUIS XVII:  Louis XVII (1785-1795) was born at the Palace of Versailles in France to Queen Marie Antoinette and King Louis XVI on March 27.  He was the second son and the third child born to the monarchs and was named the Duke of Normandy at the time of his birth; his older brother, Louis Joseph, was the Dauphin of France.  Upon Louis Joseph's death in June 1789, Louis-Charles became the new Dauphin (heir apparent) to the French throne.  When the French monarchs realized the revolution was eminent, they fled Versailles with their children but were soon captured.  Jailed in the Bastille, King Louis XVI and Marie were soon executed.  After the execution of the King, royalists recognized Louis XVII as the rightful heir to the throne. Louis died of tuberculosis at the age of 10 in Paris on June 8, 1795, while still in captivity.  Following his autopsy, the doctor preserved his heart and enclosed it in an urn which his uncle, Louis XVIII later refused to accept, not wanting to believe that the heart belonged to his nephew. DNA testing in 1999, however, proved that the heart was that of Louis XVII and in 2004, the heart was interred in the Saint Denis Basilica, along with his parents’ remains.
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