拍品 715
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A REPOUSSE BRASS MOUNT MODELLED AS AN EAGLE
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A REPOUSSE BRASS MOUNT MODELLED AS AN EAGLE

LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY

細節
A REPOUSSE BRASS MOUNT MODELLED AS AN EAGLE
LATE 18TH OR EARLY 19TH CENTURY
5½in. (14cm.) high
注意事項
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium, which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot is subject to storage and collection charges. **For Furniture and Decorative Objects, storage charges commence 7 days from sale. Please contact department for further details.**

拍品專文

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.