An opulent French carved cherrywood hand-mirror made for Empress Eugenie - image-1
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An opulent French carved cherrywood hand-mirror made for Empress Eugenie - image-3
An opulent French carved cherrywood hand-mirror made for Empress Eugenie - image-1An opulent French carved cherrywood hand-mirror made for Empress Eugenie - image-2An opulent French carved cherrywood hand-mirror made for Empress Eugenie - image-3

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An opulent French carved cherrywood hand-mirror made for Empress Eugenie

Auction 1066 - overview Cologne
20.05.2016, 17:00 - Selected Works of Art
Estimate: 10.000 € - 15.000 €
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An opulent French carved cherrywood hand-mirror made for Empress Eugenie

The mirror plate possibly later. Finely carved from "Bois de Sainte Lucie" wood with clematis and rose flowers. The central crowned shield with the monogram "EB" supported by two female figures above two putti as allegories of sapientia and fortitudo. The reverse with a shallow carving of a vase amid neoclassical tendrils. Three chips to the flowerheads, one toe lacking. H 43.5, W 17.5 cm.
After 1853.

Eugénie de Montijo (1826 - 1920) became empress of France through her love marriage to Napoleon III on 23rd February 1853, which was considered morganatic. Eugénie was never popular with the French people, but she did exert considerable influence on contemporary tastes, especially in fashion.

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Purchased at auction in Greece