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Lorenzo Baratta (1782 - 1850) attributed to , Trophée militaire de la Légion d'Honneur, representing part of the equipment of a high Roman officer, with an Attic helmet decorated with a frieze and a lion's head, surmounted by a sphinx and a plume, resting on a sword in its scabbard and surrounded by a ribbon from which hangs the Legion of Honor. The whole rests on a rectangular beveled base. Instituted on May 19, 1802 by the First Consul of the Republic, Napoleon Bonaparte, the national order of the Legion of Honor has always rewarded military personnel and civilians who have rendered outstanding services to the Nation. Carrarre marble signed left BARATTA Sr (Sculpteur / Sculptore), height: 16.5 cm , 23.5x12.5 cm. A loop from the back bow and some pearls from the frieze on the base are missing. Italian sculptor. He notably created ornamental sculptures for Milan Cathedral in the first half of the 19th century. The Baratta family is a long dynasty of artists, painters and sculptors in Carrara, from the 16th to the 19th century.

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Lorenzo Baratta (1782 - 1850) attributed to , Trophée militaire de la Légion d'Honneur, representing part of the equipment of a high Roman officer, with an Attic helmet decorated with a frieze and a lion's head, surmounted by a sphinx and a plume, resting on a sword in its scabbard and surrounded by a ribbon from which hangs the Legion of Honor. The whole rests on a rectangular beveled base. Instituted on May 19, 1802 by the First Consul of the Republic, Napoleon Bonaparte, the national order of the Legion of Honor has always rewarded military personnel and civilians who have rendered outstanding services to the Nation. Carrarre marble signed left BARATTA Sr (Sculpteur / Sculptore), height: 16.5 cm , 23.5x12.5 cm. A loop from the back bow and some pearls from the frieze on the base are missing. Italian sculptor. He notably created ornamental sculptures for Milan Cathedral in the first half of the 19th century. The Baratta family is a long dynasty of artists, painters and sculptors in Carrara, from the 16th to the 19th century.

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