Height: 23cm (9in)
Patinated bronze. Portrait bust of a brooding Emperor in trademark bicorne and greatcoat. His Garde uniform applied with a miniature Legion d’Honneur to the breast, the whole set on a verde antico marble stepped base applied with ormolu mounts and imperial ’N’ cypher. Signed by the art bronze Pinedo foundry, Paris to the reverse and stamped with the bronze guarantee foundry mark..
The Pinedo bronze foundry was established before 1850 at 25 Rue de Bretagne. In 1855, L. Pinedo relocated the foundry to 110 Rue St. Louis-au-Marias. In 1865 the sculptor Emile Pinedo (1840-1916) took over the the running of the firm, which, operating thenceforth under the trade name Emile Pinedo & Fils, produced art bronzes and furnishings from studios at 18 Boulevard du Prince Eugene and 49 Rue de Bondy.