France, I Empire. A Napoleon Bonaparte Pedestal Statuette consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A silver gilt and white

A silver gilt and white enamel double cross with gilt leaves in each quadrant forming a wreath

Footnote: The Order of Military Honour was instituted on July 4

maker marked “Werner Redo

minor discolouration

Quebec on July 13th

France, I Empire. A Napoleon Bonaparte Pedestal Statuette consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac A silver gilt and whiteIn brass, three piece construction, illustrating Napoleon Bonaparte in a standing position upon a cylindrical pedestal, his right leg slightly forward, his arms crossed, his hat worn in the traditional "en bataille" style (that is, with the corns parallel to the shoulders, while most of his officers wore their hats "en colonne", that is, perpendicular to the shoulders), backed by a textured rock and standing upon a circular disk, both of which are