Lot Essay
The cypher is that of King Maximilian I who had sided with Napoleon before becoming King in 1805; he reigned until 1825
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CIRCA 1900
Details
A FIGURE OF A BAVARIAN SOLDIER
Circa 1900
Cast metal, with brown bronze-colour finish, representing an infantryman of circa 1813, the uniform and weapons in fine detail including crested helmet with cypher MR, complete with knapsack, flintlock musket and stirrup-hilted hanger, signed A. MAYER
16¾in. high (excluding the base)
Circa 1900
Cast metal, with brown bronze-colour finish, representing an infantryman of circa 1813, the uniform and weapons in fine detail including crested helmet with cypher MR, complete with knapsack, flintlock musket and stirrup-hilted hanger, signed A. MAYER
16¾in. high (excluding the base)