Eclectic | London
Eclectic | London
Property of a Nobleman
Lot Closed
May 18, 04:04 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
HENRI AUGUSTE
Paris 1759 - 1816 Jamaica
A) PRESENTATION DRAWING OF A TEA URN
B) A WORKING SKETCH FOR THE SAME URN
A) Pen and black ink and watercolour over traces of black chalk within double black framing lines;
bears Odiot Collection stamp in red ink, numbered 510 in pen and ink, said to be inscribed (verso): Pour L'empereur de perse
B) Pen and black and brown ink over black chalk;
inscribed in brown ink with instructions for the silversmith
A) 504 by 363 mm
B) 484 by 317 mm
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Maison Odiot, Paris
This presentation drawing and preliminary sketch are for the tea urn in the gold service designed for Napoleon's sister-in-law, Hortense de Beauharnais, who married Napoleon's youngest brother, Louis in 1802.