5th Dec, 2024 10:00

The Fine Sale

 
  Lot 521
 

521

Jean-Pierre Droz (1746-1823), a tortoiseshell snuff box inset with a pewter roundel of Napoleon, 19th century

dated 1809 and modelled in relief with Napoleon as Augustus, 8.5cm diameter; together with a Bertrand Andrieu cardboard relief of Napoleon, embossed signature to underside and in turned ebonised frame, 16cm diameter (2)

Sold for £200


Condition Report
The cardboard relief has a diagonal crease like mark across it, with a crack/tear visable at the bottom of the relief and the frame has split at the bottom. The pewter insert is lose withint the snuffbox frame, rubbing to the gilding surround, inside the tortoiseshell there is lots of scratches to the shell and it has warped on both sides. However, the snuff box opens and closes easily and there is no major damage to the exterior.

 

Auction: The Fine Sale, 5th Dec, 2024

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