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Jean Baptiste Eugène GUILLAUME (1822-1905) White...

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Jean Baptiste Eugène GUILLAUME (1822-1905) White marble bust representing an idealized portrait of Emperor Napoleon I in coronation costume. It rests on a square piedouche base. Marked 1806 and signed Eugne Guillaume. (Small rubbing, scratches) Second third of the 19th century. H : 80 cm Presented on a green molded wooden sheath. Provenance : Collection Eugène Guillaume, Collection Hector Le Fuel and remained in his descendants until today Cf : Napoleon Emperor Marble bust World's Fair of 1867, general catalogue, group I, class 3, p. 47, n°118