TABATIÈRE DE PRÉSENT

PRESENT SNUFFBOX
Gold and enamel portrait of Jérôme
Bonaparte, King of Westphalia by Etienne Nitot
et fils. Rectangular snuffbox in yellow gold,
chased, guilloché, framed with friezes
friezes of foliate scrolls and blue-enameled fillets.
the lid is adorned with an oval miniature
representing the portrait of Jérôme Bonaparte
of Jérôme Bonaparte, King of Westphalia and brother
of Napoleon I. He is wearing a large uniform
and wears the medal and plaque
of the Legion of Honor. The snuffbox opens
in the direction of the miniature.
Engraved on the throat in cursive calligraphy:
" N°76. Etienne Nitot et Fils Jouailliers
Bijoutiers de leurs Majestés le Roi et la Reine
de Westphalie à Paris.
Master goldsmith's hallmark: Etienne Lucien
Blerzy (inscribed 1801-1802, crossed out
in 1808). Rooster head guarantee hallmark
(Paris, 1798/1809).
And baby's head hallmark, 2nd Paris title.
Number 43 stamped on the throat.
First Empire period, circa 1807-1808.
Height: 1.8 cm - Width: 5.5 cm
Depth: 7.6 cm - Gross weight: 132.89 g.
(Very good overall condition, small enamel chips).

It is quite likely that the miniature
adorning this snuffbox is the work of Louis
François Aubry (1767-1851), who we know supplied
that he supplied Nitot from the archives, and of whom
several other portraits of Jérôme Bonaparte
portraits of Jérôme Bonaparte
such as the one adorning the snuffbox in the
collections of the Fondation Napoléon
from the Lapeyre donation
[Inv. 632].