Silver-plated metal bottle, souvenir of the castle of Langeais (FR) where Anne of Brittany married Charles VIII. On the front of the bottle, in the shape of a pot-bellied flask, the portrait of her is embossed from the miniature of the codex Les Grandes Heures d’Anne de Bretagne by Jean Bourdichon, around 1503-1508. On the back a cartouche with the word Langeais. The round hinged cap is perforated. Suspension chain.
Anne of Brittany was Duchess of Brittany from 1488 until her death, and queen consort of France from 1491 to 1498 and from 1499 to her death. She is the only woman to have been queen consort of France twice. see Wikipedia –
She also had a link with my hometown because her daughter Renée of France (25 October 1510 – 12 June 1574), married Ercole II d’Este, Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio.
Period
Late 19th century
France, 1880 ca
metal
6 cm
COD.
1005