LIMOGES Pair of ovoid porcelain vases with simulated handles, with full polychrome decoration depicting the December 2, 1804 entrance and coronation of Marie-Joseph-Rose de Tascher de La Pagerie, called Josephine by her husband Napoleon, is crowned Empress of France by her hand in the presence of Pope Pius VII, in Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. Signed Hanry and green marks on reverse 31.5 x 13 cm Damage and restoration

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