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Materials:

Gold-mounted Tortoiseshell

Size Notes:

miniature; box 2.8 x 9.4 x 4.8 cm

Description:

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Markings:

maker's mark, bear's head 3me titre, Paris grosse garantie and 3me titre for 1798-1809

Provenance:

According to family tradition, this box belonged to Empress Joséphine (1763-1814;. Eugénie, Empress of the French (1826-1920); Prince Victor Napoléon (1862-1926); Prince Louis Napoléon (1914-1997) . The note accompanying the lock of hair is inscribed: Cheveux de mon / fils Napoléon / dans la boîte / du portrait de / mon père