Estimate

200 - 300

Session 2

23 May 2018

Hammer Price

Description

Silver gilt
Depicting Princess Mathilde Bonaparte profile at the front and back with inscription "S.A.I. La Princesse Mathilde / Prix Accordé par S.A.I. la P.ésse Mathilde Concours Général de la Maison Imp.le Napoléon D'Ecouen / M.elle Chichon (Marie) / 9 Août 1869", marked "argent"
With original fitted case engraved with the II Empire coat-of-arms at the cover
(wear signs, small defects)

39,2 g

Category

Silver

Additional Information

Princess Mathilde Bonaparte (1820-1904), niece of Napoleon I and cousin of Napoleon III, was a prominent and controversial figure of the Parisian society of the second Empire were she runned one of the most influential salons.