Null 11 - [NAPOLEON I]. Mortuary mask of the Emperor executed on the model of Do…
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11 - [NAPOLEON I]. Mortuary mask of the Emperor executed on the model of Doctor Antommachi, bronze with a beautiful shaded brown patina (dimension : 5 x 4,5 x 9 cm). It bears the signature on the circumference at the base of the neck "L. Richard Eck Durand Fd" ("Fd" for "Fondeur"): Pierre Durand (1794-1889), bronze fitter, joined Louis Richard (1791-1879), bronze founder, who himself was already working with Georges Eck (1795-1863), this association of 3 lasted from 1839 to 1843, which allows to date this bronze

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11 - [NAPOLEON I]. Mortuary mask of the Emperor executed on the model of Doctor Antommachi, bronze with a beautiful shaded brown patina (dimension : 5 x 4,5 x 9 cm). It bears the signature on the circumference at the base of the neck "L. Richard Eck Durand Fd" ("Fd" for "Fondeur"): Pierre Durand (1794-1889), bronze fitter, joined Louis Richard (1791-1879), bronze founder, who himself was already working with Georges Eck (1795-1863), this association of 3 lasted from 1839 to 1843, which allows to date this bronze

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