19 - Rectangular snuffbox in 2nd-title gold (840 parts per thousand)

Rectangular snuffbox in 2nd-title gold (840 parts per thousand) Oval miniature portrait of Queen Marie-Louise of Spain (1662–1689) With slightly rounded corners, the hinged lid is inlaid with an oval miniature portrait of Queen Marie-Louise of Spain (1662–1689), née Mademoiselle d’Orléans, daughter of Monsieur, shown in a bust view facing left, adorned with pearls and rubies, in enamel painted on gold, edged in gold, within a rectangular frame under slightly domed gold glass with an amati background, chiseled with branches and a laurel wreath in slight relief, the edges framed by a border of royal blue enamel, the borders and reverse featuring a guilloché decoration of stylized waves and lozenges. Good condition, two tiny chips in the blue enamel. Paris, 1809–1819. Goldsmith: Adrien-Jean-Maximilien Vachette (active 1779–1839). Engraved signature on the inner border: “Vachette Bijoutier à Paris” and hallmark “20 K 5.” The miniature is attributed to Jean I Petitot (Geneva, 1607–Vevey, 1691). H. 2.9 x W. 2.5 cm (miniature). H. 1.9 x W. 8 x D. 5.1 cm (snuff box). Gross weight: 155.9 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 - Jean I Petitot, Portrait of Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orléans, Queen of Spain, enamel miniature, 3 x 2.6 cm, formerly in the Ennery Collection, Musée du Louvre, inv. 35697. - Louis Ferdinand Elle, Portrait of Marie-Louise d’Orléans, Queen of Spain, oil on canvas, c. 1679, Palace of Versailles, inv. MV 3548.