Superb early 19th century gilt bronze or copper portrait profile plaque of Alexander I of Russia by Claude Galle. ''ALEXANDER.I.IMP.RUSSORUM'' to the edge and signed below the portrait ''GALLE FECIT''. Probably issued to commemorate the signing of the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807. Presented in an unsual patinated bronze frame with a classic French Empire period border design. Loop for hanging. Rare. French, first quarter of the 19th century.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 exper...