Small facing bee, in wire, canetille and gilded silver cabochon (oxidation). Presented on a green velvet stand marked on the back "Abeille provenant du drap ayant recouvert le cercueil de Napoléon pour le retour des Cendres" ("Bee from the sheet that covered Napoleon's coffin for the return of the Ashes"). Height: 7 cm A.B.E. First part of the 19th century. A lead print of the Great Seal of the Empire, after Brenet. Diameter: 12 cm A.B.E. (Legend removed after the Empire).
Result
€390
Buyer's premium
30%
Small facing bee, in wire, canetille and gilded silver cabochon (oxidation).
Presented on a green velvet stand marked on the back "Abeille provenant du drap ayant recouvert le cercueil de Napoléon pour le retour des Cendres" ("Bee from the sheet that covered Napoleon's coffin for the return of the Ashes").
Height: 7 cm
A.B.E. First part of the 19th century.
A lead print of the Great Seal of the Empire, after Brenet. Diameter: 12 cm
A.B.E. (Legend removed after the Empire).
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75002 Paris