Ciborium for the Coronation of Napoleon I, 1804, Graphite, pen and brown ink, gray and reddish-brown wash, Sheet: 10 1/2 × 7 3/8 in. (26.7 × 18.7 cm), Charles Percier (French, Paris 1764–1838 Paris), Ciborium from a set of two design drawings for a communion service consisting of a ciborium and a cup. The foot and base of the two designs are the identical in their structure and decoration. The metal work is covered all over with decorations typical for the Empire period
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Ciborium, Coronation, Napoleon I, 1804, Graphite, pen, brown ink, gray, reddish-brown wash, Sheet, 10 1/2, 7 3/8, 26.7, 18.7 cm, Charles Percier, French, Paris, 1764–1838, set, two design drawings, communion service, consisting, ciborium, cup, foot, base, designs, identical, structure, decoration, metal work, covered, decorations typical, Empire period
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