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Joseph Bonaparte, elder brother of Emperor Napoleon (see lot 211), married Julie Clary, sister of the future Queen Desirée of Sweden, in 1794.
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Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), King of Spain 1808-1811, full face in blue coat with white facings and gold buttons, gold epaulettes, black stock, wearing the breast star and badge of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour
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FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1810
Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), King of Spain 1808-1811, full face in blue coat with white facings and gold buttons, gold epaulettes, black stock, wearing the breast star and badge of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour
oval, 2 5/16 in. (59 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), King of Spain 1808-1811, full face in blue coat with white facings and gold buttons, gold epaulettes, black stock, wearing the breast star and badge of the Imperial French Order of the Legion of Honour
oval, 2 5/16 in. (59 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount
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