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FRENCH SCHOOL CIRCA 1815-1820 Turtle shell powder compositio…
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FRENCH SCHOOL CIRCA 1815-1820 Turtle shell powder compositio…
See original version (French)
Estimate €1,000 - €2,000
Voluntary lot
Description
FRENCH SCHOOL CIRCA 1815-1820
Turtle shell powder composition box decorated on the lid with a gold pastille surrounded by six miniatures of the royal family circled in gold: King Louis XVIII (1755-1824), his brother the Comte d'Artois, future Charles X (1757-1836), the Duc d'Angoulême (1775-1844) as Grand Admiral of France and Madame Royale, Duchesse d'Angoulême (1778-1851), Charles-Ferdinand d'Artois Duc de Berry (assassinated in 1820) and the Duchesse de Berry née Marie-Caroline de Bourbon-Siciles (1798-1870).
A box celebrating the descent of the Bourbons and made before the assassination of the Duc de Berry in 1820.
(Minor oxidation; weeping glass and a glass split around the edge in the miniature of the Duchess of Berry in the lower right; minor moth damage to the box).
This lot is accompanied by a CIC issued on 10/12/2025. It cannot be imported into any other country outside the EU.
This lot is sold with a CIC delivered on 10/12/2025 and cannot be exported into any country outside the EU.
FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1815-1820, BOX MADE OF TORTOISESHELL POWDER, DECORATED ON THE LID WITH A GOLD MEDALLION SURROUNDED BY SIX MINIATURES OF THE ROYAL FAMILY ENCIRCLED IN GOLD.
GROSS WEIGHT: 88 g - 3.10 OZ
Oval ivory miniatures, sight: 3 X 2,4 CM -
1.18 X 0.94 IN and 2,2 X 1,8 CM - 0.86 X 0.70 IN.
D : 8.1 CM - 3.18 IN.
H : 2,9 CM - 1.14 IN.
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Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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