Rare rectangular ebony frame inlaid on the... - Lot 58 - Thierry de Maigret

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Rare rectangular ebony frame inlaid on the... - Lot 58 - Thierry de Maigret
Rare rectangular ebony frame inlaid on the lower part of two miniature portraits painted on ivory and encircled with gilded bronze, depicting the two successive wives of Emperor Napoleon I, whose miniature portrait must have been above (see previous lot). On the left is the Empress Josephine by Daniel SAINT (1778-1847), signed on the left, representing her in a three-quarter bust, wearing her pearl set with diadem, against a background of green curtain and column (3.5 x 2.5 cm). On the right Empress Marie-Louise by Jean-Baptiste ISABEY (1767-1855), signed on the right, representing her in a three-quarter bust on the left, wearing a set of pearls, on a background of cloudy sky (3.1 x 2.3 cm). On the back are presented in a silk-covered compartment, under glass encircled in gilded bronze, probable relics of the Emperor on St Helena: a piece of the coffin, a lock of hair in a pendant medallion and a piece of the tomb. Cracks, as is. 19th century. H: 15.5 cm - W: 12.5 cm Related works: - An identical miniature of Josephine set with pearls by Daniel Saint, circa 1812, is kept at the Châteaux of Malmaison and Bois-Préau (inv. M.M.40.47.6103). - An identical miniature of Josephine in a gilded bronze frame by Daniel Saint, between 1805 and 1810, is kept at Châteaux de Malmaison and Bois-Préau (inv. M.M.40.47.8448). - A miniature of Josephine of the same model by Daniel Saint, slightly larger and set with pearls, is kept at the Louvre museum (inv. RF12225). The miniature of Marie-Louise by Isabey takes up similar models by the artist, some of which are in private collections but appear to be unpublished, notably by the presence of a set of pearls with a comb. This type of miniature portrait was intended as a gift from the imperial couple. It is rare to find a frame showing the two wives of Emperor Napoleon I at the same time.
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