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View full screenSilver-gilt punch-ladle with spirally twisted baleen handle with mother-of-pearl finial, part of a tea service made for the Emperor Napoleon I and his second wife, the Archduchess Marie-Louise of Austria: French, Paris, by Martin-Guillaume Biennais, 1810, purchased by Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, in 1830
A.1976.750.20
Biennais, Martin-Guillaume, 1764 - 1843, Silversmith
Paris, France, Western Europe
1810
Silver-gilt, Baleen, Mother of pearl
Silver-gilt; baleen handle with mother-of-pearl finial
Previous owner: Napoleon I
Previous owner: Marie-Louise, Archduchess of Austria
Previous owner: Alexander, 10th Duke of Hamilton, 1767 - 1852
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Acquired with the aid of the Art Fund