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DECORATIVE ARTS
Les Arts Décoratifs
 
A small private Napoleonic collection in Sydney, Australia
CLOCK - ALLEGORY OF ASTRONOMY
Ormolu pendulm clock formed by the cube
containing the clock which is summounted
by the celestial globe sitting on a Doric
fluted column.
BOUILLOTTE LAMP
Three light Bouillotte lamp with painted
green tin shade, bronze with ormolu finish.
TRAVELLING KNIFE, FORK AND SPOON
A set of Italian 'couvert de voyage',
consisting of a knife, spoon and fork in
silver decorated with bunches of grapes.
Silver with Gilt finish, with Italian proof
marks for the years 1810-15.
BUST OF NAPOLEON
Large plaster bust of Napoleon by
Antoine-Denis Chaudet.
EMBROIDERED BEE
An embroidered bee in gold thread.
Reputed to have come from the canopy
that hung over the throne in the palace of
Fontainebleau.
CONSULATE PERIOD BERGERE
One of a pair of Consulate period bergere
chairs
SILVER FORK AND SPOON
With French silver marks for 1797-1809 and
mark of a PBL inside a lozenge for the
maker Pierre-Benoit Lorillon.
SNUFF BOX - JOSEPH NAPOLEON
A snuff box with gilt medallion of Joseph
Napoleon, King of Spain circa 1810
TWO COFFEE SPOONS - BARON DESHAYES
Engraved with the crest of Baron
Jean-Baptiste-Joseph Deshayes with French silver
marks for 1809-19 maker Philippe Rousseau.