A GOLD AND ENAMEL COMMEMORATIVE SNUFF BOX WITH PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON, PROBABLY GENEVA, MID 19TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
July 14, 12:35 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A GOLD AND ENAMEL COMMEMORATIVE SNUFF BOX WITH PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON, PROBABLY GENEVA, MID 19TH CENTURY
rectangular with waisted sides, the lid painted en plein with a portrait of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, wearing the uniform of a colonel of the Grenadier Foot Guards, and the sash, star and badge of the Legion of Honour and the badge of the Order of the Reunion, within two nymphs personifying Fame and Victory on a scroll-chased ground, the sides and base patterned with engine-turning within flowery enamel borders, the thumbpiece formed as an Imperial eagle, struck only: 18 K
9cm., 3½in. wide
A larger gold box with almost identical portrait, supporters and decoration, the bust of Napoleon surmounted by an eagle and above a painted enamel lion, formed part of the Palace Collections of Egypt, Sotheby's Cairo, 11 March 1954, lot 692 | Please note that the maker of this box is Charles Magnin of Geneva.