Lot Essay
An old visiting card at the inside of the case reads 'M.r le B.on Hottinguer. garniture 1810. 1810 à 1814. à la cour de Napoléon'
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BY CLAUDE-FRANÇOIS BOUSSOD (FL. 1783-1811), MARKED, PARIS, 1798-1809, WITH THE THIRD STANDARD AND EXCISE MARKS FOR GOLD, PARIS 1798-1809, THE RESTRICTED WARRANTY MARK FOR GOLD 1798-1819, THE PARISIAN POST-REVOLUTIONARY UNOFFICIAL STANDARD MARK FOR 18-CARAT GOLD AND THE SMALL 'RÉCENSE' MARK FOR GOLD PARIS 1809-1819, ALSO ENGRAVED WITH FIRST OWNER'S INITIAL 'H'
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A MOROCCO CASE CONTAINING FIVE GOLD AND STEEL BUCKLES
by Claude-François Boussod (fl. 1783-1811), marked, Paris, 1798-1809, with the third standard and excise marks for gold, Paris 1798-1809, the restricted warranty mark for gold 1798-1819, the Parisian post-Revolutionary unofficial standard mark for 18-carat gold and the small 'récense' mark for gold Paris 1809-1819, also engraved with first owner's initial 'H'
Hinged red morocco case, the lid with arched back, the inside lined with white silk and plush and fitted for five buckles including a pair of shoe buckles, a pair of breeches buckles of gold with steel chapes and prongs, and a belt buckle entirely made of gold
the case 4 3/8 x 5 1/8 in. (112 x 130 mm.) (6)
by Claude-François Boussod (fl. 1783-1811), marked, Paris, 1798-1809, with the third standard and excise marks for gold, Paris 1798-1809, the restricted warranty mark for gold 1798-1819, the Parisian post-Revolutionary unofficial standard mark for 18-carat gold and the small 'récense' mark for gold Paris 1809-1819, also engraved with first owner's initial 'H'
Hinged red morocco case, the lid with arched back, the inside lined with white silk and plush and fitted for five buckles including a pair of shoe buckles, a pair of breeches buckles of gold with steel chapes and prongs, and a belt buckle entirely made of gold
the case 4 3/8 x 5 1/8 in. (112 x 130 mm.) (6)
Provenance
Napoleon's court banker Baron Hottinguer and thence by descent.
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis