Medallions Of The Imperial Family, Biscuits From The Sèvres Factory

This charming set under glass, in its original frame, is composed of four biscuits from the Sèvres factory representing Emperor Napoleon I (1769-1821), Emperor Napoleon III (1808-1873), his wife the Empress Eugénie (1826-1920) and their only son, Imperial Prince Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (1856-1879).
Each medallion is set in a brass frame and the whole is placed on a green velvet background.
They are 8 cm in diameter, except for the Imperial Prince whose diameter is 6 cm.
These biscuits, dating back to 1867, bear the double signature of Jules-Constant Peyre, sculptor at the Sèvres factory, active between 1811 and 1871, and that of Count Emilien de Nieuwerkerke (1811-1892), collector and high official, he was director museums of France, and became a sculptor from 1838.