French│Empire Collection
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A small private Napoleonic collection in Sydney, Australia
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Decorative Arts

CLOCK - ALLEGORY OF ASTRONOMY

Ormolu pendulum clock formed by the cube containing the clock which is surmounted by the celestial globe sitting on a Doric fluted column

TRAVELLING KNIFE, FORK AND SPOON

A set of Italian 'couvert de voyage',

consisting of a knife, spoon and fork in

silver with Italian proof mark  for the years 1810-15

SILVER FORK AND SPOON

With French silver marks for 1797-1809 and mark of a PBL inside a lozenge for the maker Pierre-Benoit Lorillon

TWO COFFEE SPOONS

Engraved with the crest of Baron

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Deshayes. French silver marks for 1809-19 maker Philippe Rousseau

TRAVELLING KNIFE, FORK AND SPOON

A set of French 'couvert de voyage',

consisting of a knife, spoon and fork in

silver with French proof marks for the years 1798-1809


WOMANS HAIR COMB

Early Empire period hair comb ‘Peigne à

Cheveux’ in Gold,’ silver and amber. Proof marks for 1798-1809

SNUFF BOX - JOSEPH NAPOLEON

A snuff box with gilt medallion of Joseph

Napoleon, King of Spain circa 1810

SILVER AND WOOD SEAL

A seal used by the Comte de Segur, Imperial Household for ‘Ceremonies and Introduction of Ambassadors’

DOOR LOCK FROM TUILERIES PALACE

A brass door lock recovered from the fire that destroyed the Tuileries Palace in 1871


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