A pair of very fine Empire period prisoner of war straw-work portraits of Napoleon and Marie Louise
A pair of very fine Empire period prisoner of war straw-work portraits of Napoleon and Marie Louise
£3,600
Category
Reference
5966
Most likely made in celebration of the marriage of Napoleon and his second wife Marie Louise of Austria in 1810, these straw-work panels were made by French prisoners of war and depict the newlyweds facing eachother on horseback, titled with their names beneath. Crafted with extraordinary skill in the finest straw marquetry.
France, circa 1810
Framed in a late 19th century trampwork frame.
Dimensions:
Height
50 cm / 19 "
Width
56 cm
/ 22 "
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