France, I Empire. A Seated Napoleon Bonaparte Statuette Archive one of the photographs was

one of the photographs was previously collector’s mounted

3mm (w) x 92

he had been promoted to Lieutenant

1915 for Great Britain

enclosed in a leafed open-ended wreath

France, I Empire. A Seated Napoleon Bonaparte Statuette Archive one of the photographs wasIn patinated cast iron, magnetic, three piece construction, illustrating Napoleon Bonaparte in a seated position, sitting backwards on a chair, his arms crossed and resting upon the arch of the upper slat of the chair, his hat worn in the traditional "en bataille" style (that is, with the corns parallel to the shoulders, while most of his officers wore their hats "en colonne", that is, perpendicular to the shoulders), with large epaulettes on both