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10 Facts About Jean-Valentin Morel

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Jean-Valentin Morel was a French gold and silversmith noted for the quality of his work.

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Jean-Valentin Morel was trained under Adrien-Maximilian, whom was the maker of gold boxes to Louis XVI and Napoleon.

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Jean-Valentin Morel was the son of lapidary Valentin Morel, and his mother's family were silversmiths.

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Jean-Valentin Morel learned the lapidary craft from his father and apprenticed with goldsmith Adrien Vachette who worked in the production of gold boxes to Napoleon.

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Jean-Valentin Morel specialized in high-quality inlay and in the production of hard stone cups in a revival of 16th-century style.

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At one time, Jean-Valentin Morel was forced to close his shop because of health problems and lost a year of work.

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Duponchel filed a lawsuit in 1848 which prevented Jean-Valentin Morel from working in Paris, and Jean-Valentin Morel established a partnership with Jules Fossin and moved his business to London in 1850.

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Jean-Valentin Morel gained the support of French exiles from the 1848 Revolution, and was granted a royal warrant by Queen Victoria.

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Jean-Valentin Morel left London and opened a new workshop in Sevres, France.

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In 1860, Jean-Valentin Morel died in financial difficulties, after which Duponchel took over exhibition of his work.

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