Napoleon I, a ring with a carved ivory portrait of the Emperor. A relief carved, ivory cameo with a profile portrait of Napoleon, set in gold, surrounded by a wreath of inset semi-precious stones and river pearls in the French national colours. Several repairs. From the possession of Count Edouard de Monteglas, purchased in 1885. See Hermann Historica, Auction 19, October 1988, Lot 2308, 4,800 DM (2,400 EUR), showing the documentation still available at that time. Presumably the work of the French cameo carver, engraver, and sculptor, Adolph David Bau, Artist's Copyright has not to be cleared

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