LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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A REPOUSSE BRASS MOUNT MODELLED AS AN EAGLE
LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
5½in. (14cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The eagle has a number of symbolic associations. Firstly as the symbol of imperial Rome, Jupiter's bird, synonymous with military victory, and also John the Evangelist. Later the eagle was reincarnated as the symbol of the Emperor Napoleon.

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