Description:
Six Napoleon-related Brass and Bronze Items, France, 19th century, a brass bust set on an octagonal plinth, ht. 4 1/2; bronze figure set atop a raised cylindrical column, ht. 9; a rectangular-shaped brass inkstand, the cover mounted with a standing figure, ht. 4 7/8; a bronze standing figure set on a stepped square plinth, traces of silvering, ht. 6 7/8; a brass figure set atop a raised cylindrical column, ht. 8 1/2; and a patinated brass casket-form inkstand set on a raised rectangular marble plinth, ht. 5 3/8 in.
Estimate $600-800
Each in very good condition with no evidence of any cracks, chips or restorations. Inkstand missing one of the two glass liners.
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