France, I Empire. A Napoleon Standing Vendôme Column Statuette Buy Now Type III (1866-1955) (in silver

Type III (1866-1955) (in silver gilt with violet enamels

1943 and was awarded to both partisans and civilians in peace and wartime for acts of bravery

crazing and chipping evident in the white enamelled beads at the base of the crown

for which the citation reads: “On 18 March 1945

Maharaja of Patiala

France, I Empire. A Napoleon Standing Vendôme Column Statuette Buy Now Type III (1866-1955) (in silverIn silvered bronze, multi piece construction, nicely detailed, illustrating Napoleon Bonaparte in a standing position, his right arm resting at his side, his left arm bent with his hand placed upon his chest, 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), his feet resting upon the scalloped dome of