Title
Fruit bowl from the crockery set belonging to Joséphine at La Malmaison
Caption
Manufacture de Dhil et Guerhard
Fruit bowl from the crockery set belonging to Joséphine at La Malmaison
In the centre features Joséphine's coat of arms: an eagle inscribed within a badge, on a coat under the imperial crown.
Porcelain, bright gold background imitation of gilded silver (diameter 24.7 cm)
Alberto Ricci Photo
Info+
Joséphine's fruit bowl was made after her divorce with Napoleon in 1811 and was part of a group comprising of 24 pieces: one was broken (coll. Didier Segon; two were in Malmaison; five or six were kept in a private italian collection before being stolen; and an unspecified number was kept in the State Hermitage Museum.
Date
1811
Credit line
Photo12/Pierre-Jean Chalençon
Reference
CHC10A00_040
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
38,0Mb (2,0Mb) / 12,5in x 11,8in / 3750 x 3543 (300dpi)