Auction on
28 June 2019 - 14:00 (CEST) -
Salle 2 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Working for the imperial court was a feather in the cap of jewellers like Nitot as well as artists such as Robert Lefèvre, who made portraits of Napoleon and his family.
Maison Étienne Nitot et fils, Empire period, gift snuffbox in gold and blue enamel, the lid decorated with a portrait of Emperor Napoleon I, 9 x 5.5 x 2.2 cm, weight 173 g. Estimate: €30,000/40,000
Maison Étienne Nitot et fils, Empire period, gift snuffbox in gold and blue enamel, the lid decorated with a portrait of Emperor Napoleon I, 9 x 5.5 x 2.2 cm, weight 173 g. Estimate: €30,000/40,000
This snuffbox from the workshop of Étienne Nitot and sons, offered at the sale of the Amaury Taittinger collection, attests to the relationship between Marie-Étienne Nitot (1750-1809) and Napoleon. Trained by Ange-Joseph Aubert, supplier to the queen, he worked for Marie-Antoinette in the…
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