A Consulat mahogany and mahogany veneer and gilt-brass box, belonging to General Bertrand, by Martin-Guillaume Biennais, Paris, circa 1800
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
plain mounts, opening with three drawers each with a numbered green leather panel, the edge inscribed: "Biennais orfèvre au Singe Violet, rue St Honoré N° 119 à Paris"
Haut. 21 cm, larg. 48 cm, prof. 27,5 cm ; Height. 8 ¼ in, width. 18 3/4 in, depth. 10 ¾ in
Général Bertrand (1773-1844);
Perhaps used during his exile on the island of Saint Helena with the Emperor;
Colon et Robert sale, Paris, Important historical souvenirs of Emperor Napoleon I, collection of General Bertrand (1773-1844), December 4, 1991, lot 60 (expert Jean-Pierre Duchiron).
P.-J. Chalençon, B. Topping and R. Hull Etling, Napoléon: An Intimate Portrait, Floride, 2005, exhibition catalogue, 2005-2011, p. 93
C. Vital (dir.), Napoléon Bonaparte et la Vendée, Paris, 2004, exhibition catalogue, conservation départementale des musées de Vendée, 1 May - 17 October 2004, p. 102, fig. 336
Bonaparte et la Vendée, Logis de La Chabotterie, 1 May - 17 October 2004
Napoléon et la Vendée, Hôtel du départment, 18 May - 17 October 2004
Napoléon: An Intimate Portrait, A Travelling Exhibition from Russell Etling Company, 2005-2011