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A GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX WITH MINIATURE ON IVORY, JEAN-LOUIS-LEFERRE, PARIS, 1798-1809

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Auction Closed

July 14, 12:35 PM GMT

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

A GOLD-MOUNTED TORTOISESHELL SNUFF BOX WITH MINIATURE ON IVORY, JEAN-LOUIS-LEFERRE, PARIS, 1798-1809

rectangular, the lid inset with an oval miniature of Empress Josephine, by Jean Baptiste Isabey, signed, circa 1804, in coronation robes, blue drapery background, the gilt mount chased with foliate scrolls against a sablé ground, blue enamel frame, the interior gold-lined, maker's mark, bear's head 3e titre and Paris grosse garantie for 1798-1809

7.5cm, 3in. long

- Please note that the successful buyer of this lot will be unable to collect this lot immediately after the sale. Please contact the department for further details.- This lot contains ivory. Please note that Sotheby's will not assist buyers with CITES licence applications where a buyer elects to either collect or arrange their own shipping, nor will Sotheby's assist with the international movement of ivory by air, either as freight or through hand carry.

Isabey depicts the Empress in the fanciful costume, inspired by the period of François 1er, which he conceived in conjunction with Jacques-Louis David for the coronation of Napoleon at Rheims catheddral in 1804. For another version of this miniature by Isabey, see Pierrette Jean-Richard, Miniatures sur ivoire, musée du Louvre, Paris, 1994, nos. 366/7.