FRENCH 1810 NAPOLEON BONAPARTE MILITARY LOCKET PENDANT IN 18 KT YELLOW GOLD

Description

IMPORTANT GOLD LOCKET-PENDANT WITH
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
.
AN UNUSUAL MILITARY LOCKET WITH THE EMBOSSED HIGH RELIEF PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, DRESSED IN FULL MILITAR ATTIRE. THIS RARE PIECE HAS BEEN MADE IN PARIS FRANCE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE 19th CENTURY, CIRCA 1810. IT WAS HAND CRAFTED IN SOLID 18 KARATS YELLOW GOLD WITH SUBSTANTIAL WEIGHT.
THIS LOCKET IS SUITED WITH AN INVISSIBLE PIN TO SLIDE BOTH PARTS AND DISCOVER THE SECRET INTERIORS, SINCE HAVE TWO ROUND COMPARTMENTS WITH INNER RINGS TO PLACE PICTURES,
SECRET MESSAGES
OR MEMENTOS. ORIGINALLY THIS WAS A WATCH FOB, WITH A BALE OF 6 mm THAT CAN BE USED NOW INTO A CHAIN OR A CHARM'S BRACELET.
HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF 19.92 Grams AND A DIAMETER OF 32.5 mm (1.28 Inches).
ON THE OBVERSE, BEHIND THE NAPOLEON'S PORTRAIT HAVE THE MAKER-DESIGNER'S MONOGRAM- SIGNATURE,
LB Y Cia
AND IS ENGRAVED IN THE INTERIORS, WITH THE ASSAY HALLMARK
18
AND ROMAN NUMERALS, "
XVIII XVIII
".
NOTE
: WE HAVE SEEN SIMILAR PIECES LIKE THIS WITH SOME MINOR VARIANTS LIKE THE ONE PICTURED BELOW. (See Illustration).
NOTE
: THIS WAS PROBABLY USED BY AN OFFICER OF THE FRENCH ARMY.
IT IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO DENTS, REPAIRS, LASTS OWNER'S MONOGRAMS OR MARKS. ALL PARTS ARE ORIGINAL IN WORKING GRADE AND WITH OUTSTANDING FROSTED AGED PATINA.
INVENTORY REF: P0000MAEN/.4783