Null BONAPARTE Consul. Bust in gilded metal. H 21 cm

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BONAPARTE Consul. Bust in gilded metal. H 21 cm

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BONAPARTE Consul. Bust in gilded metal. H 21 cm

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Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Copperplate engraving, 410x310 mm. Glued on cardboard. Contemporary coloring. Captions at the bottom of the illustrations. Good condition. Beautiful engraving depicting in an oval the portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte wearing the consular jacket with high collar embroidered with palmettes by Pierre Audoin based on a drawing by Pierre Bouillon and at the bottom a representation of the Battle of Marengo by Jean Duplessi-Bertaux. The print celebrates Napoleon as the first consul of the Republic, a position that placed him above any other power in the State, effectively imposing a dictatorship, and below the Battle of Marengo, fought on June 14, 1800 as part of the second Italian campaign. The French army, led by Napoleon himself, won the battle against the Austrians, marking their retreat from Lombardy.

Estim. 5 - 10 EUR

Gilded metal brooch with a bust of an Art Nouveau woman. Circa 1900. Diam. 2.5 cm.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Wooden snuffbox in the shape of a decorated bicorne. (Joint) Cabasse engraved with a profile portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte and a view of Ajaccio. (And) Black lacquered clay pipe bowl in the shape of a bust of Napoleon Bonaparte. Small accident to the pipe. 3 items XIXth.

One 40 franc gold coin Bonaparte Ier consul, an XI. (wear) Net weight: 12.85 g

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