TWO LOCK CASES FROM THE TUILERIES PALACE BURNT DURING THE PARIS COMMUNE In bronze, with the numeral "N" in a laurel wreath, framed by palmettes and a spindle enriched with lightning bolts. Eagle handles framed by palmettes (one broken but present). Three-pinion clasp. One case bears a "L.M. 1871" label. Dimensions: 20 x 10 cm As is. Provenance : Former Napoleonic collection of the Prince's Palace of Monaco (3rd sale, lot 346) A set of two lock cases from the Tuileries Palace burnt during the "Commune de Paris". Commentary: During the Commune, in May 1871, the Palais was burnt down by around thirty federates. After many years of dithering over proposals to rebuild or save it, the decision was taken to demolish the remains in 1879. It was not until 1883 that the ruins were razed to the ground, leaving the Carrousel Arch standing alone in front of the garden. Accident on the 2/2 Accident in 2/2