8 - Rectangular snuffbox made of black tortoiseshell, set in gold (750 parts per thousand)

Rectangular snuffbox made of black tortoiseshell, set in gold (750 parts per thousand) Oval miniature portrait of Prince Philippe d'Orléans (1640–1701) The lid, which opens along its length via a hinge activated by a push button, is inlaid with an oval miniature portrait of Prince Philippe d’Orléans (1640–1701), Monsieur, brother of the King, depicted in a right-facing bust wearing a long wig and the Order of the Holy Spirit, rendered in enamel on gold (white counter-enamel), circled in gold, with a rectangular frame covering the entire surface of the lid in gold with an amati background, chased with foliage scrolls and palmettes, under slightly domed glass with a silver border featuring a blue enamel fillet. Lined with gold on the inside. Damage to the tortoiseshell on the lid with two cracks, requiring repair. Paris, c. 1798–1838 (no visible hallmark). The miniature is attributed to Jean I Petitot (Geneva, 1607–Vevey, 1691). H. 2.6 x W. 2.2 cm (miniature). H. 2.1 x W. 9 x D. 5.5 cm (snuffbox). Gross weight: 160.6 g. Provenance - Martial Lapeyre Collection (1904–1984). - Fondation Napoléon (Paris) following the bequest by Martial Lapeyre in 1984. Exhibitions - Philippe Hoch (ed.), Splendors of the Empire. Around Napoleon and the Imperial Court, exhibition catalog, Manderen, Château de Malbrouck (March 15, 2009–August 31, 2009), Éditions Serpenoise, 2009, p. 85. - Bernard Chevallier (ed.), *Napoleone: Imperial Splendor—The Treasures of the Fondation Napoléon*, exhibition catalog, Rome, Museo Napoleonico (February 15, 2008–May 25, 2008) & Portoferraio, Museo nazionale delle residenze napoleoniche (June 12, 2008–September 12, 2008), Éditions Sillabe, 2008, p. 191. Related Works - Antoine Mathieu, Portrait of Monsieur Philippe d’Orléans, oil on canvas, c. 1660, Palace of Versailles, inv. MV 6039. - Jean I Petitot, Portrait of Philippe d’Orléans, enamel miniature, 4.3 x 5.8 cm, Musée du Louvre, inv. TH 1454.