{"product_id":"lucien-bonaparte-by-giovanni-dies","title":"Lucien Bonaparte by Giovanni Dies","description":"\u003cp\u003eExquisite portrait cameo of Lucien Bonaparte by Giovanni Dies carved in Bulls Mouth conch c.1810. Signed to the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh carat frame. 1.5inches by 1 inch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Dies (1796-1839) was one of the most successful cameo carvers in Rome selling to the Grand Tourists,with an annual turnover of £5000 in the early c19th. Works are included in the British Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucien Bonaparte, Prince Français,Prince of Canino and Musignano( 21 May 1775 – 29 June 1840),the younger brother of Napoleon,was a Corsican-French statesman, who served as the final President of the Council of Five Hundred at the end of the French Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLucien Bonaparte was the inspiration behind the Napoleonic reconstitution of the dispersed Académie Française in 1803, where he took a seat. He collected paintings in la maison de campagne at Brienne, was a member of Récamier's salon and wrote a novel, La Tribu Indienne. He was an amateur archeologist, establishing excavations at his property in Frascati.It seems likely this cameo was carved c.1810.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sian Harlowe Antique Jewellery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63968658358621,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/1205\/7949\/files\/1a1877_18d3adb91c424c7e994bc13cc24b69ad_mv2.avif?v=1774361341","url":"https:\/\/sianharloweantiques.co.uk\/products\/lucien-bonaparte-by-giovanni-dies","provider":"Sian Harlowe  Antique Jewellery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}