Participant Info
- Artist
- Napoleon-related Pieces
- Artpiece
- Medallion Box. Round Tortoiseshell/Horn Box. Round Boxwood Box with Napoleon Medallion ("Picture box, with display stand")
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- Type
- Historical pieces
- Year_
- Dimensions
- 10 cm (4 in.)
- Artist's Life
- Comments
A beautiful round box crafted from burl wood with a finely detailed gilt bronze portrait medallion of Emperor Napoleon I set under glass on the lid. Open it and the interior reveals rich tortoiseshell panels – the kind of luxury material reserved for the finest personal objects of the era. This is the sort of box a gentleman of the Empire period would have kept on his desk or dressing table, perhaps holding snuff, small keepsakes, or personal tokens. Purchased from Galeries de Souzy on the rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, one of the city’s oldest antique districts. Approximately 4 inches in diameter. Early-to-mid 19th century.
- Price Paid
- $1,300.00
- Purchase Date
- December 31, 1969
- Purchased From
- Galeries de Souzy, Paris
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- Location