Seal with the letter 'א' with the images of Napoleon and Josephine. [France, 20th century].
Cast, repousee and engraved.
Seal with the letter 'א'. On one side appear a relief of Napoleon's head and the words "E. SEURRE" and "Malmaison". On the reverse appears a relief of Josephine's head.
Charles Marie Émile Seurre (1798-1858) was a French sculptor who sculpted Napoleon's figure. Josephine and Napoleon lived in Château de Malmaison in the years 1799-1814. In 1905 a museum was opened in the castle. It is possible that the seal was sold as a souvenir.
Height: 6 cm, diameter of base: 1.1 cm. Good condition. Stains.