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306 - Christophe FRATIN (Metz, 1801 – Le Raincy, 1864) Large cigar…
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Christophe FRATIN (Metz, 1801 – Le Raincy, 1864) Large cigar case decorated with bears, monkeys, tobacco leaves and flowers Bronze with a golden-brown patina Inscribed ‘TO JEAN NICOT, WHO BROUGHT US TOBACCO IN THE YEAR 1560’ and signed and dated ‘A SMOKER / GRATEFUL / FRATIN. / 1842.’ Several quotations inscribed on the plinth: ‘Tell me what you smoke, and I’ll tell you who you are. Mademoiselle Lenormand’ ‘When you’re unhappy, you smoke. Théodore Burelle’ ‘Glory is smoke; smoke, therefore, is war. Napoleon’ ‘The coarse man puffs, the serious man takes a drag, the man of wit smokes; only the bon vivant knows how to smoke.’ 30 x 24 x 17 cm Provenance: Private European collection Bibliography: Related: Michel Poletti and Alain Richarme, *Fratin, Decorative Objects & Romantic Sculptures*, catalogue of the exhibition held at the Galerie Univers du Bronze, 11 October–10 November 2000, pp. 30–31, no. 24 Christophe FRATIN (Metz, 1801 – Le Raincy, 1864) 30 x 24 x 17 cm
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About the sale Old Masters & 19th-century masters
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Auction time 09/15/2026 at 11:00 AM
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