Three paperweights : - one with a laureate bust of Napoleon I in bronze with brown patina, on a yellow marble base of Sienna. H. 8.6 cm. Wear to the patina; chips and flakes to the base. - Bust of Voltaire in blackened wood or composition. Monogrammed G.T. on the back of the pedestal. H. : 15.6 cm. Crack, books to be reattached. - Coiled snake in depatinated bronze. Goldsmith's mark, illegible on the reverse. Length : 13.6 cm. Wear and scratches. ON JOINT : - FRANCE, XIXth century Belt box in rosewood veneer with title, scrolls and fillets in blond wood. Interior in blond wood veneer. Flap front. Dealer's label on the back of the lid "Vervelle Ainé...". 8.2 x 26.5 x 10.1 cm. Key missing. Stains on the lid. - RUSSIA, late 19th or early 20th century Cigarette case in composition with dancers decoration. Red lacquered interior (cracked). Length : 13.6 cm. Scratches and some wear. Provenance : Auguste VERNEUIL (1856-1913), inventor of synthetic ruby.