PROBABLY ITALIAN OR FRENCH, THE MINIATURE BEARING SIGNATURE 'A. LEMORT' (UNDER TRUNCATION)
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A CONTINENTAL TORTOISESHELL BOÎTE-À-MINIATURE
probably Italian or French, the miniature bearing signature 'A. Lemort' (under truncation)
Circular flecked brown tortoiseshell box with concave sides, the independent cover centred by a glazed circular miniature depicting the jugate profile portraits of Emperor Napoleon I and his first wife Josephine, to the left and wearing Roman costume, painted in green sepia on a pinkish ground, within an octagonal green and gold églomisé Empire-style border, gilt-metal mount
3 5/16 in. (83 mm.) diam.
probably Italian or French, the miniature bearing signature 'A. Lemort' (under truncation)
Circular flecked brown tortoiseshell box with concave sides, the independent cover centred by a glazed circular miniature depicting the jugate profile portraits of Emperor Napoleon I and his first wife Josephine, to the left and wearing Roman costume, painted in green sepia on a pinkish ground, within an octagonal green and gold églomisé Empire-style border, gilt-metal mount
3 5/16 in. (83 mm.) diam.
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