PAIR OF 19TH C. SCRIMSHAW WALRUS TUSKS
one depicting Napoleon III (1808-1873), the other Empress Eugenie, shallow brass mounting to base, 22.5"
Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, Napoleon III, was the nephew of Napoleon I. He was elected the first president of the French Republic in 1848. As a result of a coup he initiated in 1851, he became the ruler of the Second French Empire as Emperor until 1870. He was the last monarch of France.
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
Realized: $950 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 117 : PAIR OF 19TH C. SCRIMSHAW WALRUS TUSKS
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