six pieces of carved metal on a white surface with a white background
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254 - Tributes to Napoleon and the soldiers of the Grande Armée, F…
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Estimate €300 - €400
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Tributes to Napoleon and the soldiers of the Grande Armée, France, c. 1830–1840. Five rectangular boxes made of pressed horn, celebrating the glory of Napoleon’s armies. -Napoleon resting in a chair, based on the work by François Gérard, ‘The Eve of the Battle of Austerlitz’. -Napoleon and his son, ‘the Eaglet’, reunited in death. -Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz, based on the work by François Gérard. -Napoleon’s tomb on Saint Helena beneath the weeping willows. The Emperor’s profile is set upon a stele bearing the epitaph ‘To ill-fated courage’, referring to Napoleon’s words to the defeated Austrian soldiers during the Italian campaign. -Napoleon facing one of his soldiers, with the caption ‘You shall not pass’, after Cereghetti, an engraver in Paris. -Napoleon on horseback, ‘My mother is old and infirm’, after an engraving by Dopter in Paris, referring to an act of charity by the Emperor towards a grenadier. Length 9.2 to 9.5 cm
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About the sale Biennale – Classical Centuries & Tableware
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Auction time 09/16/2026 at 2:00 PM
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