RARE GOLD CUFF BRACELET WITH CAMEO FEATURING MARSHAL SOULT O - Lot 178

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RARE GOLD CUFF BRACELET WITH CAMEO FEATURING MARSHAL SOULT O - Lot 178
RARE GOLD CUFF BRACELET WITH CAMEO FEATURING MARSHAL SOULT OF DALMATIA IN PROFILE Cambered cuff bracelet in 18k (750th) gold, centered on an oval-shaped sardony cameo featuring Marshal Soult in left profile, engraved on the back "G(enér)al SOULT ...-1851", framed and shouldered by finely chased acanthus leaf friezes and palmettes. It features a ratchet clasp that opens through the central element. (Cracked cameo, accidents and repairs, tin soldering). Early 19th century. No apparent hallmark. Gross weight: 42.30 g. Internal diameter: approx. 17 cm. Provenance - Joséphine Louise Hortense Soult de Dalmatie (1804-1862), daughter of Maréchal Soult de Dalmatie and wife of Marquis Auguste de Mornay-Montchevreuil (1798-1852). - Then to his son, Auguste Napoléon Philippe de Mornay-Montchevreuil (1831-1893). - Then to his daughter Marie Adrienne Auguste de La Cour de Balleroy, née de Mornay de Montchevreuil (1872-1935). - Then to her daughter Marguerite de Broglie, née de La Cour de Balleroy (1901-1976). - Then to her daughter Princess Yolande de Bourbon-Parme, née de Broglie-Revel (1928-2014), wife of Prince Michel de Bourbon-Parme (1926-2018). - Then by descent. History Jean-de-Dieu Soult, 1st Duke of Dalmatia, was born on March 29, 1769 in Saint-Amans-la-Bastide, France. He joined the army in 1785 and quickly rose through the ranks during the French Revolution, thanks to his military skills. On April 26, 1796, Soult married Jeanne-Louise-Élisabeth Berg, daughter of the burgomaster of Solingen and lady-in-waiting to Letizia Bonaparte. Under the Empire, he became one of Napoleon's most famous marshals, notably after the victory of Austerlitz (1805). He then distinguished himself in Spain during the Spanish War of Independence, although his campaigns were marked by mixed success. Loyal to Napoleon, he returned to the Emperor's service during the Hundred Days in 1815. After the fall of the Empire, he rallied to the monarchy and held several important political posts under Louis XVIII and Louis-Philippe. He became Minister of War and three times President of the Council. In 1847, he was elevated to the rare rank of Marshal General of France. He died on November 26, 1851, aged 82. His name is engraved on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
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