Decorative Arts Auction

June 17, 2014

LOT 171

Lot 171

Neppel Paris Porcelain Louis Bonaparte, King Louis I of Holland Armorial Plate, c.1806

Neppel Paris Porcelain Louis Bonaparte, King Louis I of Holland Armorial Plate, c.1806
Lot 171 Details
Neppel Paris Porcelain Louis Bonaparte, King Louis I of Holland Armorial Plate, c.1806

the centre finely painted with armorials in colours on a burnished gilt ground, the rim with borders of bees, palmettes and scrolling leaves in gilt
diameter 9.3" — 23.7 cm.
incised B, painted P. Neppel fbr. a Paris .– in gilt script

Estimate $600-$800

Realised: $7,200
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Neppel Paris Porcelain Louis Bonaparte, King Louis I of Holland Armorial Plate, c.1806
  • Neppel Paris Porcelain Louis Bonaparte, King Louis I of Holland Armorial Plate, c.1806
  • Neppel Paris Porcelain Louis Bonaparte, King Louis I of Holland Armorial Plate, c.1806
  • Neppel Paris Porcelain Louis Bonaparte, King Louis I of Holland Armorial Plate, c.1806
Note:

King Louis I of Holland, also known as Louis Napoleon Bonaparte (b. 1778 -  d. 1846), was appointed King of Holland in 1806 by his older brother, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of France, with the intention that Louis would act as figurehead. When he did not cooperate with Napoleon's plans to enforce French Navigation laws on Dutch merchants, Napoleon dispatched French troops against the Dutch capital, at which point Louis abdicated the throne and fled to Austria. On July 9, 1810, Napoleon annexed Holland to France. To his subjects, King Louis I was remembered as both mentally unstable and erratic; however, he was also praised for his defense of the Dutch National interests against his brother Napoleon. Renaming himself the Compte de Saint-Leu, Louis Napoleon spent most of his later life in Italy where he occupied himself with literary pursuits.

CONDITION DETAILS

In good condition

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