The silver filigree locket with miniature depiction of the first manned flight in a hydrogen-filled balloon made by Jacques Charles and Nicolas-Louis Robert from the Tuileries, Paris, France, 1 December 1783. The oval painting depicting a crowd heralding the launch. The reverse with a portrait of Marie-Antoinette who attended with Louis XVI.?
Height: 2 3/4; Width: 2 1/4 inches,
Weight: 1 1/2 ounces.
Condition: Some bending of filigree in a few areas. Varnish alligatoring on balloon image.
Note: Engraved image of inaugural balloon flight for illustrative purposes only, not part of the lot.