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A royalist snuffbox made of pressed tortoiseshell; the circu…
See original version (French)
247
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A royalist snuffbox made of pressed tortoiseshell; the circu…
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
A royalist snuffbox made of pressed tortoiseshell; the circular lid is decorated with a finely chiselled gilded copper bas-relief, signed ‘MOREL Fils’ for Gabriel-Raoul MOREL (1764–1832), depicting the royal family of France: Louis XVIII, the Count of Artois (the future Charles X), the Duke and Duchess of Angoulême (née Marie-Thérèse of France), and the Duke of Berry. The inscription reads: ‘Illustrious descendants of Henry IV, upon you rests the happiness of France’.
Circa 1818–1820.
Height: 2 cm.
Diameter: 8 cm.
See original version (French)
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Ref. : 0027261 - 50
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