Present box with the King's figure "Lodewijk... Lot 111

Present box with the King's figure "Lodewijk Napoleon", Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland (1806-1810). In gold. Lid decorated with the figure L.N. in blue enamel, on an amatized background, bordered by blue enamel nets and a series of flowers in enamel reserves. and a series of flowers in enamelled reserves. The background is decorated with a vase decorated with foliage held by two busts of women holding an olive branch, resting on foliage scrolls. Enamelled border in following the lid. Signed on the throat " Ciovino & Frères Truffino Joailliers de la Couronne à Amsterdam ". Stamps SG crowned and " 20 ". 87 x 57 x Ht 19 mm. Gross weight: 135 g. B.E. (Missing enamel net on the front). First Empire period (1806-1810) Provenance: Coutances auction house, May 25, 2013, Portalis family memorabilia. History: Portalis senior was consulted by Louis, King of Holland on matters of criminal law. "He sought his advice when he took possession of the Dutch throne and consulted him on several questions of civil and penal legislation, in particular on the question of He consulted him on several questions of civil and criminal legislation, in particular on the question of the abolition of the death penalty. The King of Holland, whose gentle soul and profoundly good heart and a profoundly good heart were accessible to all humanitarian ideas, would have wished the abolition of capital punishment: Portalis and, in a series of letters dated January, February, and March 1807, which have remained unpublished, he successively of King Louis, by advocating a wide use of the right of pardon rather than an outright abolition. and simple abolition. To thank Portalis for his wise advice, he sent him the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Dutch Lion, accompanied by the title of friend to the eloquent minister who had just enlightened him on one of the most serious questions of criminal law. » Thus, just as his brother Napoleon gave Portalis a snuff box loaded with diamonds worth 12,000 It is likely that his brother Louis gave our snuff box in memory of the jurist's valuable assistance. Pr e s e n t o f Lo u i s Bonaparte to Jean-Etienne- Marie Portalis Biographies : Louis Bonaparte (Ajaccio 1778-Livourne 1846). Constable of the Empire, he was married to Hortense de Beauharnais, daughter of Joséphine. Placed by his brother on the throne of Holland in 1806, "Lodewijk Napoleon" was a respected king. In particular, he instigated judicial reforms, and assisted his people during natural disasters natural disasters, notably the floods of 1809, which won him the sympathy of his the floods of 1809, which won him the sympathy of his people. Due to differing views on the role of the Dutch ruler in imperial politics, Louis and his brother Napoleon came into conflict. In 1810, Louis was forced to abdicate and Holland was annexed to Holland was annexed to the French Empire. He was the father of Charles-Louis-Napoleon (1808-1873), the future Napoleon III (1852- 1870). Ciovino & Frères Truffino, jewellers to the Crown in Amsterdam, Kalverstraat. In the majority of the jewels and plaques of the Royal Order of Holland. of the Royal Order of Holland and later of the Order of the Union. Related works: -« Louis Bonaparte's present box", n°103 of the exhibition "When Bonaparte became Napoleon", Wasquehal, 2004. This box, of same manufacture was offered to Martinus STUART, protestant minister. Sotheby's sale, October 30, 2008, n°66, "Royal presentation box in gold and enamel, Hanau, circa 1809. Present offered by Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, King of Holland ".