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( French, 18th C)
A gold-mounted tortoiseshell portrait snuff box, Pierre André Montauban, Paris, 1798-1809
( French, 1767 - 1855 )
Materials:
Gold-mounted Tortoiseshell
Size Notes:
miniature; box 2.8 x 9.4 x 4.8 cm
Description:
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Markings:
maker's mark, bear's head 3me titre, Paris grosse garantie and 3me titre for 1798-1809
Provenance:
According to family tradition, this box belonged to Empress Joséphine (1763-1814;. Eugénie, Empress of the French (1826-1920); Prince Victor Napoléon (1862-1926); Prince Louis Napoléon (1914-1997) . The note accompanying the lock of hair is inscribed: Cheveux de mon / fils Napoléon / dans la boîte / du portrait de / mon père
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