Lot 117
A French Gilt and Patinated Bronze Commemorative Plaque, mid-19th c., depicting Napoleon, in an engine turned circular frame surmounted by a passe-partout ring, height 6 in. E150/250 Note: The miniature shows the famous meeting of Napoleon and the Russian Emperor Alexander I in Tilsit, East Prussia on June 25, 1807 after their governments had signed a truce days earlier. The two emperors met on a raft that was anchored in the middle of the nearby Ni'men River. In a luxurious pavilion, and accompanied by the Prussian King Frederick Wilhelm III, the creation of the Duchy of Warsaw was declared, hereby strengthening Napoleon's position for future military campaigns. Reference: E.I. Fedosova, "Polish Projects of Napoleon Bonaparte", Journal of Napoleonic Scholarship, 1998, vol.1, no. 2.
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