Rare 19th-century terracotta Napoleon plates Antique French campaign platter with glaze Glazed historic French plates commemorating Napoleon Terracotta French emperor scene plates set French campaign platter with Napoleon scenes 19th-century terracotta-glazed emperor Napoleon plates French terracotta-glazed historic Napoleon platter
Rare 19th-century terracotta Napoleon plates
Antique French campaign platter with glaze
Glazed historic French plates commemorating Napoleon
Terracotta French emperor scene plates set
French campaign platter with Napoleon scenes
19th-century terracotta-glazed emperor Napoleon plates
French terracotta-glazed historic Napoleon platter

19th-century set of 10 of French Napoleon campaign plates & platter

SKU: 17192

US$5,309
A rare set of ten nineteenth-century terracotta-glazed plates and one platter representing important scenes from emperor Napoleon's rule. The pieces are marked Cumin Frères Nice, made in Nice, France. Note the back of the platter has a lovely ochre-color glaze. These historic souvenirs are the perfect gift for French history lovers and would make a lovely display on a wall flanking a mirror in a dining room or decorating a living room shelf. 

Note the use of the imperial emblems: the eagle and the bee. The eagle refers to the myth of the origins of Rome, founder of civilization, and the bee to the lineage of Merovingian kings. The Empire asserted itself by adopting the figure of the animal as opposed to the royal fleur-de-lys. These sacred images, totemic expressions of power, served to designate the political leader, the direct heir of Antiquity, and to give his victory a collective and historical dimension.
Translated excerpt from Musée des Arts Décoratifs.

Condition and wear consistent with age and use.
Plates are approx. overall 8¾" Diameter; Oval Platter is approx. 12¼" wide x 9" tall. Approx. depth is 2"
Plates are approx. overall 22cm Diameter; Oval Platter is approx. 31cm wide x 23cm tall. Approx. depth is 5cm

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