Lot n° 270
Estimation :
2000 - 3000
EUR
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Result
: 2 900EUR
Large perfume box in the "Troubadour" style.... - Lot 270 - Rossini
Large perfume box in the "Troubadour" style.
Gilt bronze frame. Ivory veneered lid and sides (cracked).
Rich ormolu and silvered exterior trim: -Compass lid decorated with three silvered medallions depicting Troubadour scenes.
-Keyhole decorated with garlands of flowers and saints.
-Lateral grips adorned with foliage and supported by two angels.
The canted corners are decorated with silvered bronze thinkers.
Ivory interior and bottle compartments. Glass flasks with gilded screw-on lids, decorated with allegories and foliage.
Mid-19th century
Dimensions: 27 x 51 x Ht 15 cm.
A.B.E. Key missing.
Provenance:
- According to family tradition, the box came from Hortense Cornu née Lacroix, goddaughter of Queen Hortense; by descent via her niece Louise Hortense Joséphine Marie Lacroix (died April 30, 1923).
Related work:
- A similar box in the art trade, signed SUSSE FRERES, with heather veneered interior.
Biography: Mme Hortense Cornu (1809-1875), née Hortense Lacroix.
Under the wing of her godmother, Queen Hortense, she was raised and educated with the latter's son, Louis-Napoléon, the future Napoléon III.
An accomplished intellectual, she became a person of influence under the Second Empire, particularly in the cultural sphere, sharing a passion for history and archaeology with Napoleon III.
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