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"LA REINE HORTENSE". Twisted, braided chestnut...

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"LA REINE HORTENSE". Twisted, braided chestnut hair two-row bracelet with gold setting, bearing an oval miniature on ivory of Queen Hortense, in bust, three-quarter view. Gold clasp. Good condition (accident to one of the braids). Miniature: 1.2 x 0.9 cm. This bracelet is presented in a round 1820s gold watch case, decorated with a frieze around the edge and engraved on the back, (later), in the center: the letters "H.B." interlaced and, around the edge: "La Comtesse de S' Leu", "Saint-Leu". B.E. Diameter: 3.8 cm. Gross weight: 22.8 g. Provenance : Sale L'Empire à Fontainebleau, Maître Osenat, 17/03/2007, n°335.