Auction on
05 March 2020 - 14:15 (CET) -
Salle 13 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Given to the Comte de Barral by the Empress, this snuffbox promises to be the most sought-after in a collection of gold boxes.
Gold snuffbox with blue enamel, hallmark of Gabriel Raoul Morel (1764-1832), decorated with a miniature of the Empress Josephine by Paul Louis Quaglia (1780-1833). Estimate: €60,000/80,000
Gold snuffbox with blue enamel, hallmark of Gabriel Raoul Morel (1764-1832), decorated with a miniature of the Empress Josephine by Paul Louis Quaglia (1780-1833). Estimate: €60,000/80,000
A brilliant victory deserves a lavish present... This one, entirely in chased gold set off by two blue enamel fillets, sports a portrait of the Empress. It may have been a gift from Napoleon or bought by Josephine, an avid collector who spent a…
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