French School Miniature Polychrome Wax Relief Silhouette Portrait of Napoleon I glasses antique Japanese vase with figural

antique Japanese vase with figural foo dog handles on the shoulders flanking a waisted neck

with two foliate scrolling arms with a twining foliate stem and base

three sides

Haseler's (Birmingham

The door and adjacent panels are crisply hand carved with tree patterns and there is a carving of a female in bold relief on one side

French School Miniature Polychrome Wax Relief Silhouette Portrait of Napoleon I glasses antique Japanese vase with figuralDETAILS An antique, silhouette profile portrait of a head and shoulder bust of Napoleon I modelled in wax. The wax model is framed in an oval, green velvet reserve with a rectangular black and gilt frame. Napoleon Bonaparte (French, 1769 1821) ruled France as First Consul (post French Revolution) and Emperor from 1799 1815. STYLE Empire Neoclassical Napoleonic MEDIUM Wax, velvet, wood, glass FRAMING Gilt and ebonized frame under glass with green