Pair of Early C19th French Empire Cast Lead Bronzed Roundels of Napoleon and Marie-louise Bonaparte in Turned Mahogany Frames .

Pair of early C19th French Empire cast lead bronzed roundels of Napoleon and Marie-Louise Bonaparte in turned circular mahogany frames with convex glass .

Patinated as bronze , the cast-lead profile roundels of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor of France and his second wife , Marie-Louise . The single roundel depicts the Emperor wearing a laurel wreath , or 'Corona Civitas' ,recalling the Emperors of the ancient Roman Empire.

The second roundel shows both the Emperor and Empress in a double profile image .

Each study is signed beneath the bust shoulder "Andrieu F", Andrieu Fecit . The sculptor being Bertrand Andrieu , the medals probably struck to commemorate the second marriage of Napoleon to the Hapsburg Marie-Louise of Austria in 1810.

Bertrand Andrieu (1763-1822) was a pupil of the medalist Gatteaux , his neo-classical style suiting Napoleon's new Imperial aspirations.

Well-cast details, with some rubbing and loss to the bronzed patination, and minor dents to the edges . Mounted in contemporaneous turned mahogany frames with a cavetto profile and convex glass fronts .

H 9” ( framed)

H 5.5” ( medals)

W 5.5"

D 0. 5"

France c. 1810

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