Project for a gueridon tray depicting Napoleon's Imperial fa - Lot 52

Lot n° 52
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200 - 500 EUR
Project for a gueridon tray depicting Napoleon's Imperial fa - Lot 52
Project for a gueridon tray depicting Napoleon's Imperial face Black stone, pen and ink, estompe, octagonal shape circa 1850-1970 16.4 x 11.7 cm The guéridon top with the imperial face is a recurring decorative motif on Napoleon III furniture (Second Empire style, 1850-1870), where the top of a guéridon (small round or oval table on a central foot) bears a painting, porcelain or inlay depicting Napoleon's head (imperial profile, crowned with laurel or in medallion). They symbolize the Napoleonic heritage in 19th-century bourgeois furniture.
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