Tribute to Napoleon, Rectangular black lacquered copper plate with rotatable three-lobed copper bearing eye. Front: bust of Napoleon in gold and gray, three-quarters to the right, in a medallion with a golden border surrounded by golden horizontal hatching, below inscription in gold surrounded by a mother-of-pearl border and golden hatching: BONAPARTE, / Premier Consul de la République Française, / le 18 Brumaire, An VIII, entirely depicting a battle with above it clouds with gods, angels, and putti with attributes. Reverse side painted black, in the middle a flower branch with mother-of-pearl inlaid, 'Victoria', 'Vittoria', 'Vittoria navale', 'Vittoria degl'antichi' (Ripa), France, Napoleon I Bonaparte (Emperor of the French), anonymous, Japan, 1799, copper (metal), lacquer (coating), gold (metal), mother of pearl, inlay (process), h 40 cm × w 22.7 cm × t 0.7 cm
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Tribute, Napoleon, Rectangular black lacquered copper plate, rotatable three-lobed copper bearing eye, Front, bust, gold, gray, three-quarters, right, medallion, golden border surrounded, golden horizontal hatching, inscription, gold surrounded, mother-of-pearl border, golden hatching, BONAPARTE, Premier Consul de la République Française, le 18 Brumaire, VIII, entirely depicting, battle, clouds, gods, angels, putti, attributes, Reverse side painted black, middle, flower branch, mother-of-pearl inlaid, Victoria, Vittoria, Vittoria navale, Vittoria degl'antichi, Ripa, France, Napoleon I Bonaparte, Emperor, French, Japan, 1799, copper, metal, lacquer, coating, mother, pearl, inlay, process
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