Description
HISTORICAL REMEMBER of the EMPEROR NAPOLEON 1st. Wooden frame veneered in burr walnut with oval center in chased gilded brass with curved glass containing a ribbon of the cross of the Legion of Honor and a ribbon of the Iron Crown of Italy on a brown velvet background, underneath some fragments of wood sewn on a piece of paper on which is inscribed "Coming from the tomb of St. Helena 1824". On the back it is inscribed: "Souvenir de l'Empereur Napoléon 1er - Les rubans de la Légion d'honneur et de la Couronne de fer d'Italie qui sont ci-contre ont été porté par l'Empereur Napoléon 1er. They were given by Madame Thévenin, Empress Marie-Louise's maid, to Madame Leblanc, wife of the printer of that name, later the King's printer under Louis XVIII and Charles X, to whom she certified the origin. Madame Leblanc bequeathed this souvenir, as well as the flowers that accompany it and have the same origin, to her daughter Madame C. de Gennes, mother of the present owner, the undersigned. This filiation leaves no doubt as to their authentic origin. A. de Gennes. "Frame 20 X 16 cm, center diameter 10,8 cm. BE (ribbons insolated) Madame Thévenin, the Empress's chambermaid, is quoted by Frédéric Masson (L'impératrice Marie-Louise Ollendorff, 1902): "...The four other black women (Note: with black apron): Mme Edouard, Mlle Leboeuf, Mme Barbier and Mlle Honoré Lendormy, relatives or allies of the Emperor's butlers, bailiffs or valets, are constantly on duty (...) Marie-Louise is easy to serve, not very haughty with this little world, talks readily and gives a lot. She takes in favor one of her wives, this Mrs. Edouard, who in fact is called Mrs. Thevenin. She gives her 2.000 francs of gratuity every year; in 1816, she will take her to Parma, and she is so well used to her, that in 1820, to get her back, she will give her an annuity of 1.000 francs in consolidated thirds. Expert: Laurent Mirouze.
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HISTORICAL REMEMBER of the EMPEROR NAPOLEON 1st. Wooden frame veneered in burr walnut with oval center in chased gilded brass with curved glass containing a ribbon of the cross of the Legion of Honor and a ribbon of the Iron Crown of Italy on a brown velvet background, underneath some fragments of wood sewn on a piece of paper on which is inscribed "Coming from the tomb of St. Helena 1824". On the back it is inscribed: "Souvenir de l'Empereur Napoléon 1er - Les rubans de la Légion d'honneur et de la Couronne de fer d'Italie qui sont ci-contre ont été porté par l'Empereur Napoléon 1er. They were given by Madame Thévenin, Empress Marie-Louise's maid, to Madame Leblanc, wife of the printer of that name, later the King's printer under Louis XVIII and Charles X, to whom she certified the origin. Madame Leblanc bequeathed this souvenir, as well as the flowers that accompany it and have the same origin, to her daughter Madame C. de Gennes, mother of the present owner, the undersigned. This filiation leaves no doubt as to their authentic origin. A. de Gennes. "Frame 20 X 16 cm, center diameter 10,8 cm. BE (ribbons insolated) Madame Thévenin, the Empress's chambermaid, is quoted by Frédéric Masson (L'impératrice Marie-Louise Ollendorff, 1902): "...The four other black women (Note: with black apron): Mme Edouard, Mlle Leboeuf, Mme Barbier and Mlle Honoré Lendormy, relatives or allies of the Emperor's butlers, bailiffs or valets, are constantly on duty (...) Marie-Louise is easy to serve, not very haughty with this little world, talks readily and gives a lot. She takes in favor one of her wives, this Mrs. Edouard, who in fact is called Mrs. Thevenin. She gives her 2.000 francs of gratuity every year; in 1816, she will take her to Parma, and she is so well used to her, that in 1820, to get her back, she will give her an annuity of 1.000 francs in consolidated thirds. Expert: Laurent Mirouze.
