A bronze model of Napoleon's column
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A bronze model of Napoleon's column

LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A bronze model of Napoleon's column
LATE 19TH CENTURY
65 cm. high
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Lot Essay

This model is a reduction of the celebrated monumental bronze, erected to the glory of Napoleon I in the Place Vendome in Paris.

A virtual similar column from the Bill Blass collection is illustrated in Judith Miller, Classic style, Mitchell Beazley, London, page 58. This column was sold at Sotheby's New York, The Bill Blass Collection, 23 October 2003.

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