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Napoleon III, emperor of the French
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Napoleon III, emperor of the French
Liquor glass from his table service
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Object N° 1350

Crystal liquor glass, engraved and gilded with the cipher of Emperor Napoleon III, of flared shape resting on a round base with very fine barrel.

Good condition.

Unknown factory, Second Empire period (1852-1870).

H. 10.5 cm.

Provenance

Napoleon III, emperor of the French.

Related works

- A decanter and four identical glasses sold at Osenat, April 12, 2015, lot 437.

- A set of seven identical glasses of different sizes engraved with the golden number of Jérôme Napoléon, preserved in the national museum of the castle of Compiègne (inv. MMPO 1470 and following, reproduced in the following work).

Literature

Exhibition catalog, La cave de Joséphine. Le vin sous l'Empire à Malmaison, RMN, Paris, 2009, cat. 171 p. 127.