Napoleon Cup by F. Barbedienne Foundry in marble and bronze Height: 37cm Width: …

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Napoleon Cup by F. Barbedienne Foundry in marble and bronze Height: 37cm Width: 48cm Depth: 31.5 cm 'de Warwick' cup by Ferdinand Barbedienne, created around 1860. Made of gilded bronze with a red marble base, the same marble used for Napoleon's tomb. Features polychrome cloisonné enamels, a Greek-style foliage and flower frieze, and four carved bronze faces. Double scroll handles with Napoleonic interlacements. The gilded bronze base, both round and square, bears the signature of F. Barbedienne.

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Napoleon Cup by F. Barbedienne Foundry in marble and bronze

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