A very sweet miniature figure depicting Napoleon Bonaparte, probably made as a fairing.
Despite its diminutive size, this little figure is nicely coloured and legible, with a better face than you will find in some fairings. Napoleon stands in military garb with a cocked hat, pink sash, and a sword in his left hand.
This figure is in very good condition. There is fading to the gilt band on the base and some small nibbles around the rim of the base.
Reference: Possibly unrecorded
Height: 3.25”
Date: c. 1860
Provenance: Christie’s 9th March 1995, lot 139 (label retained)
A very sweet miniature figure depicting Napoleon Bonaparte, probably made as a fairing.
Despite its diminutive size, this little figure is nicely coloured and legible, with a better face than you will find in some fairings. Napoleon stands in military garb with a cocked hat, pink sash, and a sword in his left hand.
This figure is in very good condition. There is fading to the gilt band on the base and some small nibbles around the rim of the base.
Reference: Possibly unrecorded
Height: 3.25”
Date: c. 1860
Provenance: Christie’s 9th March 1995, lot 139 (label retained)
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