Superb early 19th century gilt bronze or copper portrait profile plaque of Napoleon by Claude Galle. Inscribed ''NAPOLEON EMPEREUR DES FRANCAIS ET ROI D''ITALIE''. Presented in a gilt bronze frame with typical designs from the French Empire period. Signed ''GALLE FECIT''. Unusual convex glass cover to the frame.Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly source new, beautiful items and upload to our site regularly. We are first and foremost antique collectors with over thirty years of experience; we only buy what we love and we hope you will too. Additional images can be supplied on request. More items are available...