CIRCA 1815, SIGNED MAIRE.F

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A PAIR OF EMPIRE BRONZE RELIEF MEDALLIONS
Circa 1815, signed Maire.F
One depiction Napoleon, the other Prince Frederick, in integral dished frames, the portrait of Napolean inscribed MAIRE.F. 18 JUIN 1815/VATTERLOO, the other inscribed MAIRE.F
6in. (15cm.)diameter (2)

Lot Essay

Jean-Baptiste Maire is recorded in P. Kjellberg, Les Bronzes du XIXe Siècle, Paris, 1987, p.455.
Renowned for his medallions of French celebrities of the Franche-Compté as well as sculptures in marble and stone, the musée d'Avignon posseses a small medallion depicting Napoleon and dated 1814.

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