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THB6 Napoleon Related Miniature Portraits plus 1 Medal
About Seller
4310 Papermill Dr. NW
Knoxville, TN 37909
United States
Case Auctions is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where our gallery is located, with satellite offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Kingsport, TN – but our reach is worldwide. Established in 2005, we conduct cataloged auctions of investment-quality art and antiques under the stewardship of knowledgeabl...Read more
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About Auction
LiveJul 12, 2025
Live Auction at our Knoxville Gallery featuring 1,175 lots from fine Southern estates and private and museum collections. Sale begins Sat. July 12 at 9 AM with lots #1-753 and continues Sun. July 13 at 1 PM with lots #754-1175 (scroll down for separate catalog). Estates represented include Ervin and Jane Entrekin, Nashville; Walter and Dr. Mary Schatz, Nashville; Dr. Lawrence Wolfe, Nashville; John Z. C. Thomas, Knoxville; Florence F. Johnston, Knoxville; plus deaccessioned objects from the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, the Arkansas Museum of Art, and the Hunter Museum of Art. Case Auctions bid@caseantiques.com
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- Lot Description
Six Napoleon related miniature watercolor portraits plus 1 medal. Portraits include 1 round patch or trinket box with lid painted to depict a young Napoleon Bonaparte in military uniform; 1 oval portrait of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte in ebonized rectangular frame with 1 accompanying small brass easel; a companion pair of 2 oval portraits on paper of Emperor Napoleon and Empress Josephine in gilt metal frames, each signed "Varlet"; and a companion pair of 2 round portraits of Emperor Napoleon and Empress Josephine in gilt metal frames, each illegibly signed. Portrait sizes, framed, range from 2 in x 2 1/2 in to 7 x 5 1/2 in. Box likely early 19th century, other portraits late 19th to early 20th century. Also included is a mid 19th century French St. Helena Medallion on red and green ribbon, 1 1/2 in x 1 in. (Emperor Napoleon III established the St. Helena medal in 1857 to honor veterans of military campaigns led by Emperor Napoleon I). Note: the small round box is accompanied by a 1999 sales receipt from Moss Antiques of New Orleans with price of $1,200, dating the box to 1810.
Condition
Glass cracked and partially missing on the Napoleon portrait signed Varlet, and there are two tiny spots to the right edge of the paper. Round box shows age cracking and wear. Other items very good condition.
- Provenance
Estate of Judge John Nixon, Nashville, Tennessee.
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