A large and impressive bronze and electrotype model of La Colonne de La Grand Armèe

SECOND QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A large and impressive bronze and electrotype model of La Colonne de La Grand Armèe
Second quarter 19th century
After the column in the Place Vendôme Paris
70in. (177.8cm.) high

Lot Essay

The Place Vendôme column, inspired by the column of Trajan in the Forum Rome, was constructed from the bronze of 1250 Russian and Austrian cannons captured after the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805. The present model is surmounted by the figure of Napoleon with bicorn hat, which replaced the previous model of Napoleon, as a Roman Emperor, during the Restauration.

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