French Empire Old Paris Eagle Heraldic Plate for Napoleon's Marechal Lefebvre For Sale
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French Empire Old Paris Eagle Heraldic Plate for Napoleon's Marechal Lefebvre :
$1200.00
A Faboulous antique French Empire heavily gilded, hand-painted porcelain plate , from one-of a kind dinner set offered to Lefebre, Marechal of France, c. early 1800s.
The inscription on the back of the plate reads " Offert par le Duc de Mortemart a la Marechale Lefebre" (Offered by the Duke of Mortemart to Marechal Lefebre). This inscription dates the plate to early 1800s, c. 1804-1820.
The plate has a wide green border and gilt rim and is skilfully hand-painted with an eagle crest in the center.
Is it further hand-painted with gilt decorations and gilt bees. The green color varies with light, and may look light green(in natural light), or a darker green.
Condition: The plate is in amazing condition for its age. There are a couple areas where the green color has rubbed off as pictured, light gilt loss to rim, otherwise in excellent condition.
There are 11 plates available in similar condition.
This would make a fantastic addition to any collection, as an individual plate or as an entire set. Dimensions: D 10 1/2". This sale is for one plate.
Shipping is quoted to Continental U. S. only, no P.O. boxes.
Curtesy of Wikipedia:
"Franois Joseph Lefebvre, Duke of Danzig (25 October 1755 14 September 1820),was a French military commander of the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars, and one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon. On 19 May 1804, Lefebvre was one of four senators to be made a Marshal of the Empire. He died in Paris on 14 September 1820".
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