Each of these antique style figures is submitted with a Lion's head, holding a grapes garland. This severe decoration, tone under tone, has a stunning appearance, without any resource of colours. Well signed with printer movable type. Each letter was impressed separately, and the mark is uneven, in a lightly curved shape. It is the genuine signature of the second part of 18thC. Stamped number is 8.
Condition is mint, without any flaw.
We had not cleaned this jardini re before picturing it, and can now certify that some imperfections visible on images were only stickers traces. This is a good bisque porcelain bust of Napoleon. The marks are for Sevres but probably from the early 20'th century. It sits on a gilt metal and sienna marble socle. I was told it was from either France or Belgium, but it has just a few painted marks and majolica is not a specialty of ours.