拍品 255
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FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1810
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FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1810

Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), King of Naples 1806-1808 and King of Spain 1808-1813, in blue coat with white facings, gold epaulettes, wearing the badge and breast-star of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour

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FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1810
Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), King of Naples 1806-1808 and King of Spain 1808-1813, in blue coat with white facings, gold epaulettes, wearing the badge and breast-star of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour
oval, 2 in. (50 mm.) high, silver bezel with silk reverse
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Joseph Bonaparte, eldest brother of Emperor Napoléon, was a lawyer, diplomat and soldier before being appointed King by his brother. He married Julie Clary in 1794 and had issue. After the fall of his brother, he went to Bordentown, New Jersey where he lived for seventeen years. He died in Florence. During his reign in Spain he became known as Pepe Botella due to his penchant for alcohol. For another miniature of him, see lot 253, and a similar miniature of him was sold Christie's, London, 28 May 2002, lot 190.