63 - Coat-jacket belonging to Antoine Louis Marie de Gramont, Peer of France, made of black cloth, with a stand-up collar and black velvet facings embroidered in gold with a garland of natural-colored lilies and a scattering of heraldic fleurs-de-lis, framed by a sequined border. Fastens in the front with nine stamped buttons, gilded with the heraldic fleur-de-lis, on a large crowned lapel. Lined with white canvas, marked in ink on the collar with “A de Gramont.” Late 18th century. Restorations (scuffs, small moth holes, and a few repairs)

Coat-jacket belonging to Antoine Louis Marie de Gramont, Peer of France, made of black cloth, with a stand-up collar and black velvet facings embroidered in gold with a garland of natural-colored lilies and a scattering of heraldic fleurs-de-lis, framed by a sequined border. Fastens in the front with nine stamped buttons, gilded with the heraldic fleur-de-lis, on a large crowned lapel. Lined with white canvas, marked in ink on the collar with “A de Gramont.” Late 18th century. Restorations (scuffs, small moth holes, and a few repairs) Note: Gramont, Antoine Louis Marie de, Duke of Guiche, Prince of Bidache (1755–1836) He was a captain in the King’s Bodyguard. He emigrated to Koblenz and was appointed field marshal in 1791. He served Louis XVIII, then left with his family for England. He returned to France with the Duke of Angoulême and resumed his position as Captain of the King’s Bodyguard. In 1814, he became a Peer of France and Lieutenant General; in 1817, he was appointed Gentleman of the King’s Chamber, and later became a hereditary Duke-Peer. In 1821, at the coronation of George IV, he represented France as ambassador. In 1830, he retired.