A heavy pressed horn snuff box in the form of Naopleon's bi-corne hat, the coloured cockade inlaid to the front bisected by brass wire, the lid to the reverse pressed with a view of ‘Tombeau de Napoleon a la Hotel des Invalides’ topped with the statue of Napoleon in coronation attire by Pierre-Charles Simart.
French circa 1860.
3 1/4 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 1/8 in
Between 1800 and 1815, the Parisian hatmaker, Poupard, supplied Napoleon with some 170 bicorne hats. Napoleon constantly had 12 hats in service, each of which had a three-year life span.
Item Code: 5310
£ 650
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