AN ANTHONY REDMILE WHITE COMPOSITE BUST OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE AS CEASAR
Modern
With laurel crown round his head, NAPOLÉON inscribed below the bust, stamped AR to the reverse, 62cm high
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£200 - £300
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Hammer price:
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£500 |
Bidding ended. Lot has been sold.
This model is inspired after an example by Antoine-Denis Chaudet (French, 1763–1810), who, in 1799, carved the archetypal Napoleon Bonaparte portrait bust in marble. The Sevres porcelain factory then disseminated the image widely throughout the Empire, reproduced in a biscuit porcelain. There is a version with a laurel crown in the Louvre Museum, but Bonaparte is modelled wearing robes, unlike the example offered here.
Provenance: A House on Belgrave Square - Part I
See Bellmans website article for further details.
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