SPUR of a SENIOR OFFICER or of the IMPERIAL GUARD with an EAGLE
France, First Empire
Gilded bronze
Length: 13; W: 7 cm

Gilt bronze spur with a wheel, finely chiseled and decorated with an eagle's head. The outstretched wings of the avian figure, richly incised with its plumage, constitute its branches.

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