A rare diminutive porcelain pen holder and inkwell modelled as Napoleon Bonaparte standing with folded arms next to a white drum, cannon, and cannon balls on a yellow base with gilt band.
Napoleon wears a green jacket with yellow breeches, black boots, and a black cocked hat. The drum-like inkwell is decorated with a gilded capital letter ‘N’ and a gilded pattern around the aperture. The cannon and balls are black and serve as a pen holder.
This unusual and beautifully made little piece displays very well but has some imperfections. Napoleon has been professionally reattached and there is a small hairline web to the top of the drum. There is some loss to the gilt.
Reference: Possibly unrecorded
Height: 3”
Date: c. 1840
A rare diminutive porcelain pen holder and inkwell modelled as Napoleon Bonaparte standing with folded arms next to a white drum, cannon, and cannon balls on a yellow base with gilt band.
Napoleon wears a green jacket with yellow breeches, black boots, and a black cocked hat. The drum-like inkwell is decorated with a gilded capital letter ‘N’ and a gilded pattern around the aperture. The cannon and balls are black and serve as a pen holder.
This unusual and beautifully made little piece displays very well but has some imperfections. Napoleon has been professionally reattached and there is a small hairline web to the top of the drum. There is some loss to the gilt.
Reference: Possibly unrecorded
Height: 3”
Date: c. 1840
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