French Bronzed Metal & Bois Durci Snuff Box Depicting Guards at Versailles.French Bronzed Metal & Bois Durci Snuff Box Depicting Guards at Versailles during the French Revolution. Inscribed 'Gardes Francoise Metant Les Armes Bas A Versailles' (French guards laying down their arms at Versailles)and 'Gardes Francoise Delivre Prisons de Versailles' (French guards release the prisoners of Versailles). The bottom of the box on the inner lip it is broken approximately 3cm in length with a couple of other smaller chips. The rim of