The Triumph of Napoleon. A German silver casket, probably Neresheimer & Sohne, Hanau, circa 1900

rectangular, on stylised eagle bracket feet, the front embossed with a scene depicting Napoleon receiving the key to Vienna, the rear embossed with a similar supplication scene, within ornate Greek key borders embellished with figures and musical trophies, each end embossed with Napoleonic arms, the cover embossed with battleground ruins, applied with a model of Napoleon on horseback, gilded interior

Sotheby's New York, 21 October 1997, lot 34

Marks clear to underside. Good crisp condition.
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The scene to the front of the casket is after a 1808 painting by Anne Louis Girodet, titled Napoleon Receiving The Keys To Vienna.