FRENCH SCHOOL
19the century. Signed David Nizza.
The lid with a round miniature portrait of Elisabeth of France (the sister of Louis XVI). Marked Paris and maker's mark JB for Jacques Barrier 1778-1793 (?). The miniature portrait signed "David Nizza".
Tortoiseshell with gold mount. Box D 7.7 cm., miniature portrait D 6.5 cm.
Paper labels: Inventory Holzscheiter No. 171 and Inventory MD 075.Provenance:- Ernst Holzscheiter, Zurich.- from a private collection, Switzerland.Exhibition: Schloss Arenenberg, Napoleonmuseum, Miniatures and Caricatures, 1954, No. 8.
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19the century. Signed David Nizza.
The lid with a round miniature portrait of Elisabeth of France (the sister of Louis XVI). Marked Paris and maker's mark JB for Jacques Barrier 1778-1793 (?). The miniature portrait signed "David Nizza".
Tortoiseshell with gold mount. Box D 7.7 cm., miniature portrait D 6.5 cm.
Paper labels: Inventory Holzscheiter No. 171 and Inventory MD 075.Provenance:- Ernst Holzscheiter, Zurich.- from a private collection, Switzerland.Exhibition: Schloss Arenenberg, Napoleonmuseum, Miniatures and Caricatures, 1954, No. 8.