"Bottle Of The Passion Decorated With The Return Of The Ashes Of Napoleon - Nineteenth"
In painted wood and spun glass from Nevers. Votive bottle called sailor on the return of Napoleon's ashes. Around 1830. Height: 24.5 cm. Cracks at the bottom and neck of the bottle without prejudice.The first known passion bottles date from the middle of the 18th century. They often represent episodes from the life of Christ, but also masses and weddings. We know the boats in bottles less the votive bottles, an expression of the religious devotion of the boatmen. Here we are on the immortalization of a character in the history of France. CAUTION FRAGILE OBJECT REQUIRING A CARRIER AND NOT A POSTAL SHIPPING.
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