A French gold, gilt-bronze, whalebone and mother-of-pearl horsewhip with the cypher of Empress Joséphine, Paris, circa 1805-1810
Auction Closed
June 25, 05:03 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
with a mother-of-pearl handle finished by a gilt-bronze finial, the top as a hinged vinaigrette, applied with the initial J surmounted with an imperial crown, with a whalebone with a ring (losses), with a Collection Murat label and a Murat plaque engraved 157
Long. 77 cm ; Length 11 ¼ in
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Empress Joséphine (1763-1814);
Princes Murat;
Christie’s Paris, 14 April 2015, Lot 205