Paris, Return Of The Ashes—a Rare Cast-glass Medallion Of Napoleon Based On A Design By Andrieu

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Paris, Return Of The Ashes—a Rare Cast-glass Medallion Of Napoleon Based On A Design By Andrieu

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Medallion
Molded glass, gilded bronze
Dimensions: D. (cm.)
Paris, circa 1830–40

Molded glass medallion based on a clay model, depicting Napoleon’s profile turned to the left in the uniform of a colonel-general of the Guard, after the medal by Bertrand Andrieu.

Comparable work:

Montes de Oca, Fernando, The Golden Age of Glass in France, 1800–1830: Glassworks of the Empire and the Restoration, Paris, F.M. Éditions, 2001, p. 414, ill. 414, no. 561

Note that this example is now in the Louvre Museum [OA 12858]

Condition report: minor signs of wear

780 €

CONTACT

Schoppmann Art and Antiques - Saint-Raphaël, France

Period: 19th century

Style: Louis Philippe, Charles 10th

Condition: Excellent condition

Material: Glass

Reference (ID): 1809901

Availability: In stock