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Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
October 26, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Napoleon Premier Consul de la Republique Francaise Stipple Engraving

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$123$100
Auction: Sale #3034M - 3034MLocation: MarlboroughDate / Time: October 26, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Napoleon Premier Consul de la Republique Francaise Stipple Engraving, France, 19th century, oval portrait, inscribed on back of frame "This portrait of Napoleon was in the house of Mrs. Jesse Sumner, Chestnut Street, Boston, Massachusetts, when I was a child. I received it later from her estate, I being her grandson - she died in 1862 (Nov. 3) Nathan Appleton, Boston, Massachusetts, June 26, 1892/Presented to the Ropes Napoleon Collection of the Massachusetts Military Historical Society by Nathan Appleton, Boston, Massachusetts, June 11, 1904," in a molded walnut frame with a gilt liner, 25 1/2 x 21 7/8 in.
Estimate $200-300


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Keywords

Jesse Sumner, Napoleon, France