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Collection Jean Louis Noisiez - Part VI - The Empire at Fontainebleau

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9-11, rue Royale 77300 Fontainebleau, France
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Lot 1 - BONAPARTE (ELISA). Letter signed "Elisa" as Princess of Lucca and Piombino, in Italian, countersigned by her husband Félix BACCIOCHI, by Luigi VANNUCCI as Minister Secretary of State, and by Luigi MATTEUCCI as Minister of Justice in charge of Foreign Affairs, addressed TO JOACHIM MURAT. Lucca, September 24, 1808. One p. oblong folio on vellum skin, with blue and white silk double ribbon binding preserved. "Appena ci pervenne LA FAUSTA NOTIZIA CHE L'AUGUSTO CAPO DELLA FAMIGLIA IMPERIALE AVEVA DESTINATO LA MAESTÀ VOSTRA A REGNARE SUL TRONO DELLE DUE SICILIE, noi riguardammo questo grande avvenimento come una delle più belle epoche de' nostri giorni ; essendo ora la Maestà Vostra in mezzo de' suoi popoli, che son felici di possederla, noi ci affrettiamo a presentarle l'omaggio delle nostre congratulazioni, alle quali associamo i più fervidi voti per la conservazione della Sua Sacra Persona, e per la gloria e la prosperità del suo regno. Il signor Lorenzo Montecatini, in qualità di nostro inviato straordinario presso la Maestà Vostra, sarà l'interprete di questi nostri veraci sentimenti, a cui unirà l'espression[e] della nostra più alta ammirazione per il sublime grado di riconoscenza che le sue luminose gesta, e le sue virtù politiche e militari, le hanno fatto acquistare nel secolo di Napoleone... " Translation: "As soon as THE HAPPY NEWS REACHED US THAT THE AUGUST HEAD OF THE IMPERIAL FAMILY HAD DESTINED YOUR MAJESTY TO REIGN OVER THE TRONE OF THE TWO SICILES, we considered this great event one of the finest moments of our lives; Your Majesty being now among her peoples, who rejoice to possess her, we hasten to present her with the homage of our congratulations, to which we associate the most fervent wishes for the preservation of Her Sacred Person, and for the glory and prosperity of her kingdom. Monsieur Lorenzo Montecatini, as our envoy extraordinary to Your Majesty, will be the interpreter of our sincere sentiments, to which he will unite the expression of our highest admiration for the sublime degree of recognition that his luminous deeds and his political and military virtues have earned him in the century of Napoleon...".

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 3 - CAULAINCOURT (ARMAND-LOUIS-AUGUSTIN DE). Autograph letter signed [to Marshal Lannes]. Moscow, October 11 [1812]. One p. in-4. RARE LETTER FROM MOSCOW by the Grand Écuyer, recounting in his Souvenirs his return from Russia by sleigh with the Emperor. "Madame la duchesse, the excellent chocolate arrived at a time when I was so overwhelmed that my gratitude was silent so as not to speak of my misfortunes to one who knows so well how to love her own. NOTHING CAN CONSOLER ME FOR THE LOSS OF MY BROTHER [AT THE BATTLE OF MOSKOVA], and the distance in which I live from all my family adds to it by the worry that my unfortunate mother's health gives me. She will only live through tears, as we have just lost M. d'Aubusson the younger near Drissa. The letter announcing this new misfortune is dated September 12. I am told that M. Guéheneuc is doing well [the marshal's father, François-Scholastique Guéheneuc, then a senator]. Behold my indiscretion, Madame la Duchesse, I speak only of my sorrow when all I wanted to offer you was my thanks. Please forgive my indiscretion and accept with kindness the homage of my respect..." The Grand-Écuyer's brother, cavalry general Auguste Jean Gabriel de CAULAINCOURT, led the 5th cuirassiers to capture the great redoubt at the battle of La Moskowa, but was killed in the action. He was married to Henriette Blanche d'AUBUSSON de La Feuillade, whose younger brother, a lieutenant in Sebastiani's corps, was wounded in Russia and for a time thought dead. - LA MARECHALE LANNES, née Louise Guéheneuc (1782-1856), was Joséphine's lady of the palace, then Marie-Louise's lady-in-waiting. Her father was made a senator and her brother an aide-de-camp to Napoleon I.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 5 - LANNES (JEAN). Set of 7 autograph letters signed to his wife Louise Guéheneuc. 1801-winter 1804-1805. - Malmaison, 23 messidor an IX [July 12, 1801]. "Oui, ma petite amie, je te demande pardon, sans sepandant avoir tort, tu dois pien pancer, ma petite Louise, que je n'ai pas de plus grand plaisir que celui de t'écrire; tue est parti[e] hier sans me l'avoir dit, tu vois don bien qu'on ne doit jamais juger sans entandre; JE NE CROIS PAS QUE LE PREMIER CONSUL AILLE [A] PARIS AUJOURD'HUI, JE LE VOUDRAI[S] SEPANDENT BIEN..." (one p. in-4, address on spine; small tear to address leaf due to opening without damage to text). Chief of the Consular Guard, the future Marshal Lannes followed Napoleon Bonaparte on his travels. - Malmaison, 23 thermidor an IX [August 11, 1801]. " ... LE CITOYEN TALAYRAN M'A DIT QU'IL T'AVAIT RANDU VISITE; IL T'A TROUVÉ BIEN JOLIE, ET BIEN FRECHE. This morning I saw Doctor Corvizard, who gave me news of your friend [Louise's father], he must get better, he assured me that it would cure him completely; you know, my good friend, that he is never wrong; so you must rest easy, and so must I..." (one p. in-4, address on back). - Malmaison, 9 fructidor IX [August 27, 1801]. " ... How time is l[o]ng, my dear friend, when one is far from what one loves; I told you I would only be in Paris on the twelfth, that's at least a siè[c]le for me; I won't keep my word, I'll go and kiss[r] you before then... For life all yours..." (3/4 p. in-4, address on spine; small tear to address leaf due to opening without affecting text). - Saint-Quentin [in the Aisne department], 22 pluviôse an IX [February 11, 1801]. " ... It is when one is far from what one loves, that one sant le bezoint de ce rapprocher; oui, ma bonne Louise, JE PRESSE LE PREMIER CONSUL DE REVENIR A PARIS... Mille choses à ton ami [Louise's father] et ta maman, je sans que je les aime beaucoup..." (1/3 p. in-4, address on spine, address of future Marshal Bessières crossed out, small tears to address leaf due to opening without affecting text). - S.l.n.d. "It's against my heart, my good friend, if I'm not with you. I feel it's been a s[ièc]le since I've seen you; I'll be home early. It will be a pleasure to kiss you. Adieu, ma bonne Louise, pour la vie ton bon ami..." (1/3 p. in-4; small tear to blank leaf due to opening). - Vitry, 19 fructidor an X [September 6, 1802]. "Your friend [Louise Guéheneuc's father] wrote to you, my dear Louise, two days ago, that BUSINESS DEPRIVED ME OF THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO JOIN YOU..." (one p. small in-4). - S.l., [winter 1804-1805]. Continuation of instructions concerning their château and estate in Maisons (now Maisons-Laffitte), purchased in October 1804: he speaks of the upholsterer, the mason, the staircase to the stables, the dovecote, the sheepfold, the English garden, the oats to be sold, the rows to be pulled, the rabbits and hares he wants to have, etc. (2 pp. in-4, address on back, remnant of red wax seal; small marginal tear due to opening without affecting the text). LA MARECHALE LANNES, née Louise Guéheneuc (1782-1856), was Joséphine's lady of the palace, then Marie-Louise's lady-in-waiting. Her father was made a senator and her brother an aide-de-camp to Napoleon I.

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Lot 6 - LANNES (JEAN). Set of 3 autograph letters signed to his wife Louise Guéheneuc. [Portugal, 1804 and n.d.]. Stationed in Lisbon from March to August 1802, then from March 1803 to July 1804, Jean Lannes served France's interests with vigor and sometimes naiveté, but managed to win the friendship of the Regent of Portugal - who initially tried to use him, but managed to negotiate a treaty of neutrality and subsidies. - "This Thursday" [probably April 1804]. "I am sending you... a statement of the people to whom you will distribute the five [c]erfs I am passing on to you; if you think you still understand the Marquis de Pombal, you will do so. WE HAD A VERY NICE HUNT YESTERDAY. THE PRINCE IS OF A KINDNESS ONE CANNOT IMAGINE... Today we're going to hunt hare, so tomorrow I'll send you some...". (one p. in-8, address on back). - "This Friday" [probably April 1804]. " ... Tomorrow we will finish our hunt and the day after tomorrow I will dine with you. THE PRINCE ABSOLUTELY WANTED TO SEND YOU A WILD BOAR AND THREE HARES..." (3/4 p. in-4, address on back). - This Saturday. " ... THE PRINCE ABSOLUTELY WANTED ME TO SEND YOU TWO WINES. YOU CAN SHARE THEM WITH THE MINISTERS OF VIENNA, RUSSIA, HOLLAND, THE AMBASSADOR AND THE NUNCIO. I'm not telling you... how much I'm worried here, it takes all this to make me stay so long away from you and my little Alfred [second son of Lannes, of whom the Regent was godfather]..." (3/4 p. in-8, address on spine; small tears to address leaf but no damage to text).

Estim. 1 000 - 1 200 EUR

Lot 7 - LANNES (JEAN). Set of 5 autograph letters signed to his wife Louise Guéheneuc. 1805. VICTORY OF DONAUWÖRTH - Donauwörth [in Bavarian Swabia, north of Augsburg], "le 16" [vendémiaire an XIV-8 octobre 1805]. "I am taking advantage of the departure of a courier that His Majesty is sending to Paris to tell you, my good friend, that I am still doing well. WE CROSSED THE DANUBE YESTERDAY, THE EN[NE]MI ARMY IS ABSOLUTELY CUT OFF. I hope that in two days we will have many prisoners..." (3/4 p. in-4, address on spine; tears to address leaf due to opening without damage to text). On October 6, 1805, the vanguard of Soult's corps took control of the Donauwörth bridge, while Murat and his cavalry captured the Rain-am-Lech bridge, supported by Colonel Wathier's dragoons. Napoleon I then personally led his troops across the Danube. VICTORIES AT WERTINGEN AND GÜNZBURG - Augsburg [in Bavaria], 17 vendémiaire an XIV [October 9, 1805], erroneously dated "18". "You see... we're marching fast and making good headway; THE ARMY CORPS I COMMAND MEET THE ENEMY YESTERDAY, we fought for about four hours, I TAKEN THREE THOUSAND PRISONERS AND ABOUT AS MANY KILLED. So it was I who opened the campaign. I received a very kind letter from the Emperor. THE EMPEROR'S LETTER. THE ENEMY ARMY IS MORE BLOCKED THAN IT WAS AT MARINGO. We hope that in eight days it will be all in our power. MARECHAL NAY HAS ALSO BEATEN THE ENEMY, taking many prisoners. Thus, the Austrians are in plain rout [and] no retreat; THE RUSSIANS WILL ARRIVE JUST TO BE ROSSED as soon as there is no Austrian army left... I receive orders to leave to camp an enemy corps...". (one p. 1/4 in-4; one margin and one tear restored). The battle of Wertingen, won on October 8, 1805 by the troops of Murat and Lannes over the Austrians under Baron Auffenberg, was the first serious engagement of the campaign. The battle of Günzburg was won on October 9, 1805 by the Walther division of Marshal Ney's corps, over General d'Aspre's Austrians, and enabled the French to regain control of the town's bridge over the Danube. ULM TAKEOVER - Nördlingen [in Bavarian Swabia, northwest of Donauwörth], Vendemiaire 29, Year XIV [October 21, 1805]. "I'm well, I'm tired, but FATIGUE IS NOTHING, WHEN WE ARE VICTORIOUS AS WE ARE. THERE IS NO MORE AUSTRIAN ARMY: we've taken over 50,000 prisoners, over 100 cannon and at least 800 cars. SO HERE WE ARE WITH THE RUSSIANS IN A FEW DAYS... Please see Princess MURAT and tell her that the Prince is doing well, HE HAS BEEN FIGHTING FOR THREE DAYS AND THREE NIGHTS. He has taken ten thousand prisoners with more than thirty general officers and pri[s] all the enemy's park, MY ARMY CORPS WAS WITH HIM, WE OPENED THE BALL TOGETHER, and we are closing it with the Austrians. A BRAVER PRINCE COULD NOT BE SEEN. I beg you to tell your friend [Louise Guéheneuc's father] to go and see Prince Joseph for me, and to tell him that I am very upset that he is not with us. I think he is very useful where he is. Besides, he is well, and loved everywhere... [He then expresses his hope that the campaign will end soon, so that he can be reunited with his wife and children]. I wrote to you that I had received a letter informing you that YOU WERE ON DUTY TO THE IMPERATRISSE FOR THE CAMPAIGN IN HIS TRAVEL [Josephine was away from home from September 1805 to January 1806, in Strasbourg and then in various German cities]... P.S. Say a thousand friends to the good doctor [Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, Napoleon I's personal physician, and a great friend of Jean Lannes], tell him to kill all the rabbits at Maison [the Maisons estate, now Maisons-Laffitte, acquired by Marshal Lannes in October 1804, where Doctor Corvisart was a frequent guest, especially for hunting]. I like him, I will like him even more if it is possible" (3 pp. in-4, address on the back, remnant of the red wax seal of the General Staff of the V Corps of the Grande Armée; marginal tear with loss of a few words). Through a masterful encircling maneuver, Napoleon I was able to cut off General Mack's army from its rear and lock it in Ulm, forcing it to surrender on October 20, 1805. "J'ESPERE QUE NOUS SERONS DANS HUIT JOURS A VIENNE...". - Linz [in Austria], "14 [sic for 13]" brumaire an XIV [November 4, 1805]. Letter written shortly before the victory of Lannes and Murat in Am

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

Lot 8 - LANNES (JEAN). Set of 5 autograph letters signed to his wife Louise Guéheneuc. 1806. - Probably Maisons, today Maisons-Laffitte], "this Thursday" [probably March 1806]. "I am very sorry not to see you, my good Louise. If it hadn't been for the bad weather, I could have gone to Paris on Monday and not come back without you... Give my love to our little children. I'm very happy that you tell me the little one will be pretty. Adieu ma belle, I can't tell you how much I love you..." (one p. in-4, address on spine; small tear to address leaf due to opening without damage to text). Louise Guéhenneuc had just given birth to their daughter Joséphine on March 4, 1806. - "Beurbourg" [probably for Würzburg], "le 5 8bre" [1806]. "I'm having deer driven by a [s]erg[en]t from Quiot's regiment. Tu verras... de les faire aller jusqu'à Étoge [property of Louise Guéhenneuc's parents, in the Marne département] et de là à Paris après quelques jours de repaux..." (3/4 p. in-4; address on spine; small tear in address leaf due to opening, but no damage to text). Marshal Lannes was a member of Empress Josephine's retinue, who was visiting Mainz at the time. The future general Joaquim-Jérôme Quiot Du Passage, Lannes' aide-de-camp during the Austerlitz campaign, had been colonel of the 100th infantry regiment in the V corps of the Grande Armée under the orders of the same Lannes since December 2, 1805. "WE ARE ON THE MARCH NIGHT AND DAY. MY CORPS IS CROSSING THE ELBE RIGHT NOW...". - Dessau [between Leipzig and Berlin], October 21 [1806]. "I can't give you my news... as I would like. We [are] on the march night and day. My corps is crossing the Elbe right now, and I hope we'll be in Berlin in five days. THE ENEMY ARMY SINCE THE LAST BATTLE [IENA] HAS DISAPPEARED. I don't see that we can have another battle...". (one p. in-4, address on spine; small tears to address leaf due to opening without damage to text). IN PURSUIT OF THE DEBRIS OF THE PRUSIAN ARMY - Löcknitz, "à dis lieux de la mer" [in Prussian Pomerania, now in Germany, east of Stettin today Szczecin in Poland], [November 1, 1806]. "I'm doing well,... WE ARE STILL MAKING A LOT OF PRISONERS, another six thousand this evening, here are 30 thousand prisoners we have made since yesterday. ALL WE HAVE TO DO NOW IS TAKE A SMALL CORPS THAT IS BLOCKED TO GET THE WHOLE PRUSSIAN ARMY...". (3/4 p. in-4, address on spine, vestige of red wax seal; tears to address leaf due to opening without damage to text). Napoleon I had sent five of his marshals in pursuit of the routed Prussian army. Murat and Lannes were to take charge of General de Hohenlohe, who was trying with his troops to rally his king in East Prussia: they caught up with him on October 28, 1806 at Prenzlau, where he was already fighting with General Lasalle, and defeated him completely, taking many prisoners. "WE TOOK THE WHOLE PRUSSIAN ARMY, THAT IS, OVER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND MEN...". - Stettin [Prussian Pomerania, now Szczecin in Poland], [early November 1806]. After the battle of Prenzlau, Marshal Lannes let the men rest for a few days, to reconstitute his army's logistics, while having his light cavalry beat the Prussian country between the Oder and Vistula rivers. "I write to you very often, my dear friend, and I don't understand why you don't receive my letters. I have received four of your letters by courier from my corps. I don't need to tell you, my dear friend, what a pleasure they were... I'm with my corps in Stettin, from the shores of the Baltic Sea. I DON'T KNOW IF THE EMPEROR WILL MAKE PEACE, all I can tell you [is] that we [have] taken the whole Prussian army, that is more than one hundred and twenty thousand men. Thus, there will not be another shot fired with this nation...." (folio, address on spine; address leaf almost detached with tears due to opening without affecting the text). The future general Jean Guillaume Barthélemy Thomières was then adjutant-commandant on the staff of the 5th corps under Marshal Lannes. COMPLETE CARD TO BE FOUND IN THE CATALOG

Estim. 2 500 - 3 000 EUR

Lot 9 - LANNES (JEAN). Set of 13 autograph letters signed to his wife Louise Guéheneuc. Present-day Poland, 1806-1808. - Stettin [then in Prussia, now Szczecin in Poland], November 4, 1806. "I thought... that everything was over and that I would be with you soon; we are leaving in two days for Poland [in fact his cavalry would leave on November 7 and his infantry on November 8], but you can rest easy, we won't be fighting anymore and this movement will only delay the pleasure of embracing you for a few days... I urge you, my dear friend, not to grieve. THIS IS OUR LAST CAMPAIGN. It is much better to end it now that we are underway, than to start again in two months[s]. So, my dear friend, once I am with you, it will be for life... Thomières and Louis are doing well..." (one p. in-4, address on spine with vestige of bronze wax seal; tear to address leaf due to opening without damage to text). Louis Guéheneuc, brother-in-law and future aide-de-camp to Marshal Lannes, would become a general and aide-de-camp to Napoleon I. The future general Jean Guillaume Barthélemy Thomières was then adjutant-commander of the 5th corps staff under Marshal Lannes. - Bromberg [then in Prussia, today Bydgoszcz in Poland], November 14 [1806]. "I haven't heard from you for several days... Why don't you write to me by the courier of the Empress? I AM WITH MY CORPS ON THE VISTULA. THE POLES ARE VERY FOND OF US. There's talk of peace. You have no doubt... of the pleasure it would give me. As soon as it's assured, I'll send you a letter to let you know. And in case we spend the winter in this country, I'll bring you to Berlin. You can be sure of that..." (one p. in-4, address on spine, vestige of red wax seal; tears to address leaf due to opening without affecting text). - Thorn [then in Prussia, now Toruń in Poland], November 24, 1806. "You see, my good friend, that I am keeping my word to you, and that I am sending you a lovely courier to accompany you to Berlin [Louis Guéheneuc, brother of the maréchale, future aide-de-camp to Jean Lannes, also a future general and future aide-de-camp to Napoleon I]. I advise Louis not to walk at night. I forbid you, you hear me, to come at short notice because of the strait. As soon as you get to Berlin, I'll leave to join you... A SU[S]PENSION OF ARMS HAS BEEN SIGNED IN BERLIN, Marshal Duroc has gone to see the King [of Prussia] for ratification, and there is no doubt about it. Je pence... que la paix s'en suivra bientôt, et que nous reviendrons ensenble près de nos petits enfans..." (one p. in-4, address on back). - "To the Imperial Quarter" [Finkenstein Castle in Prussia, now Kamienec in Poland], April 30, 1807. "Mr. Quioq has arrived, he took 13 days on the road, he gave me all your letters. I am very surprised, my good friend, that you are not hearing from me... I have received a letter from Monsieur Corvizard [Jean-Nicolas Corvisart, Napoleon I's personal physician, and a great friend of Jean Lannes], and I am jealous that my little girl is as much in love with him as he tells me she is...". (one p. in-4, address on spine; tears to address leaf due to opening without damage to text). The future general Joaquim-Jérôme Quiot Du Passage, aide-de-camp to Lannes during the Austerlitz campaign, had been colonel of the 100th infantry regiment in the V corps of the Grande Armée under the same Lannes since December 2, 1805. - In front of Danzig [in Prussia, now Gdańsk in Poland], May 20, 1807. " ... My health is still the same, THERE IS ONLY COURAGE THAT SUPPORTS ME. J'AURAI BIEN DE LA PEINE A BIEN REMETTER, MON CŒUR N'EST PAS CONTENT, tu sais mieux que personne que je ne suis pas heureux quand je ne fais pas les choses avec plaisir, et serte je ne suis pas payé pour cela; ON N'AIME ICI LES GENS QUE QUAND ON A BESOIN D'EUX, je m'en suis bien convincu, heureux si on ne cherche pas à attaquer votre honneur... I'm not writing to your friend [Louise's father], I'm on horseback night and day..." (one p. in-4, address on spine; marginal tears due to opening without damage to text). The marshal, wounded at Pułtusk in December 1806, had been ill and had had to leave his command to take convalescent leave in Warsaw, then had been placed at the head of the reserve corps of the Grande Armée in May 1807 to cover the operations of the siege of besieged Danzig: he enabled the Russian relief army to be repulsed. COMPLETE CARD TO BE FOUND IN THE CATALOG

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

Lot 10 - LANNES (JEAN). Set of 5 autograph letters signed to his wife Louise Guéheneuc. 1808-1809. TO TUDELA: "... I BEAT 50,000 MEN WITH DIS THOUSAND FRENCH...". - Tudela, November 28, 1808. " ... I LIVED A BATTLE ON THE 23rd AT CASTAGNOS, IT WAS COMPLAINTLY BEATEN, we took many prisoners and 45 cannon. We are pursuing CASTAGNOS and marching on SARAGOSSE, which will soon be in our power. I expect to be back with the Emperor in two or three days; I'm very tired... Louis had a horse killed under him and was [a little] scratched in the face [the future general Louis Guéheneuc, brother-in-law and aide-de-camp to Marshal Lannes, also a future aide-de-camp to Napoleon I]; I HAVE BEATEN 50 THOUSAND MEN WITH A THOUSAND FRENCH...". (one p. in-4, address on spine; tears to address leaf due to opening without damage to text). Three important victories enabled Napoleon I, who had come in person to supervise operations in Spain, to re-establish the military situation in his brother Joseph's kingdom: the present victory of Tudela won by Marshal Lannes against General Francisco Javier Castaños, the battle of Burgos won by Marshal Soult against the Marquis de Belveder on November 10, and on the same day the battle of Espinosa won by Marshals Lefebvre and Victor against Blake. "TUDELA. THIS BATTLE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL I HAVE YET SEEN...". - Burgos, December 4, 1808. "I only have time to tell you that I am well... I'm going to join the Emperor, who must be in Madrid. You will no doubt have received my letter from Tudela. This battle is the most beautiful I have yet seen. I will send you the report I made to the Emperor... Louis [Guéheneuc] is doing well..." (3/4 p. in-8, address on spine; tears to address leaf due to opening without damage to text). - Spain], December 14, 1808. " ... I am very angry with you that you write me only two words; you know, my dear Louise, that I like you to write me long letters; I think that much has been planted at Maison [the estate of his château de Maisons, now Maisons-Laffitte], and that our hotel is coming along [in accordance with the emperor's desire to see his marshals properly established in Paris, in December 1807 Marshal Lannes had bought the Hôtel de Rohan-Chabot, rue de Varenne]. Our children must be very kind, Joséphine must be a great lady, give them all a big kiss for me; I arrived yesterday evening quite tired, I think I'll stay eight days, I'll use them to take good care of my health, I HAVE SUFFERED A LITTLE FROM THIS DAMN HORSE FALL...". (one p. in-8, address on spine with remnants of red wax seal; tear to address leaf due to opening without damage to text). - Benavente, January 5, 1809 [erroneously dated 1808]. "I forgot to tell you... to have six months of my income in Vesphalia paid to you; for this you must contact Mr d'Arue who must be in Paris at the moment [Pierre Daru, who had been intendant general of the Grande Armée in Prussia and Poland]; you will tell Gaudin to continue to receive my salary as m[aréch]al and g[énéra]l en chef, I receive nothing here... The weather is horrible in this country... HERE, THEY ARE NOT STRONG, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND THERE IS MUD UP TO THE WAIST... Louis [Guéheneuc] [es]t parti hier pour Vaillalody [Valladolid]; je pense que [nous] prennentrons demain cette route. ON [ES]T TOUJOURS A LA POURSUITE DES ENGLAIS, ON FAIT DES PRISONIERS, LES RETIRENT DANS LE PLUS GRAND DESORDRE en abandonnant tous leurs bagages; si le mauvais temps n'arrette pas la marche de nos troupes, il n'en échapera pas beaucoup... Adieu, ma chère Louise, je t'aime de cœur, et d'âme..." (one p. 1/2 in-4, address on spine, remnants of red wax seal; tears to address leaf due to opening without affecting text). - Valladolid, January 8, 1809. "You will be very surprised... when you learn that mdame Frère has left her husband [General Bernard-Georges-François Frère, Marshal Lannes' chief of staff for the siege of Saragossa], to put herself in the hands of a little poliçon; this poor devil is sorry, he is sending an aide-de-camp to Paris to make sure she doesn't get the little money he has plastered, at least the children won't be ruined. We've been at Vailladoli[d] for two days; I'm leaving tomorrow to go to Sarragosse; I hope, once that city has been taken, to get to Paris [the siege would not end until February 21, 1809]; EVERYTHING ANONCES THAT HER MAJESTY WILL LEAVE SOON; THE ENGLISH HAVE LEAVE, ... COMPLETE CATALOG CARD

Estim. 2 500 - 3 000 EUR

Lot 12 - LARREY (DOMINIQUE-JEAN). Set of 5 letters and pieces. A SYMBOL OF EMERGENCY SURGERY IN THE EARLY 19th CENTURY, DOMINIQUE-JEAN LARREY (1766-1842) was Surgeon-in-Chief of the Consular and Imperial Guard, Surgeon-in-Chief of the Grande Armée, Inspector General of the Health Service, and member of the Académie des Sciences and the Académie de Médecine. He took part in all Napoleon's campaigns, from Italy (1796-1797) to Waterloo (1815). RARE PIECE WRITTEN DURING BONAPARTE'S VISIT TO MALTA - Signed as Surgeon-in-Chief of the Army of the East, addressed to Surgeon Jean-Baptiste Labrunie. MALTE, 28 prairial an VI [16 juin 1798]. "You will please, citizen, go immediately to the newly established hospital in Malta, to fulfill the functions of your rank, under the orders of the chief health off[icie]rs. Greetings and fraternity..." (3/4 p. in-4, printed "Military Hospitals" letterhead; stains due to prophylactic operations carried out in the lazaretto, marginal tear reaching 2 words without missing). On his way to Egypt, Napoleon Bonaparte conquered Malta: his troops landed on June 10 and the knights capitulated on June 12, 1798. He left the island on June 19, leaving behind a small occupying force. - Signed as surgeon-in-chief of the Armée d'Orient. Marseille, 25 frimaire [an X, 16 décembre 1801]. "D. J. Larrey [...] certifies that citizen Mainville, 3rd class surgeon, served in the Egyptian expedition throughout its duration, and that he constantly fulfilled the duties entrusted to him with zeal, activity and intelligence worthy of praise..." (1/2 p. folio, headed with his name and title, illustrated with a woodcut vignette depicting an allegory of Humanity). Dominique-Jean Larrey distinguished himself particularly during the Egyptian expedition, through his courage, activity and organizational skills: he founded a surgical school in Cairo, cared for a large number of wounded, bringing one of them back on his shoulders under enemy fire at the height of the battle of Canopé, provided care for all, including the Mamelukes, closely studied the pathological facts particular to this region (scurvy, dysentery, ophthalmia, etc.), had the sick taken on board in a ship with a view to their recovery.He was among the last to leave Egypt on October 17, 1801. Bonaparte made him surgeon-in-chief of the Consuls' Guard on his return. "THE RUSSIAN ARMY... WAS TERRIFIED ET S'EST DISPERSEE DANS LE FOND DE LA RUSSIE..." - Autograph letter signed to his wife Élisabeth-Charlotte Le Roux Delaville. VILNA [then in Russia, now Vilnius in Lithuania], July 1 [1812]. "Several unfortunate circumstances... have prevented me from writing to you since our departure from Eilsberg [now Lidsbark Warmiński in Poland] until our arrival in this city. Besides, OUR MARCHES HAVE BEEN SO STRONG THAT THE POST OFFICE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEND ANY MAIL TO FRANCE. Oh what suffering...No sooner had I got rid of my ophthalmia than I developed an abscess on my right armpit, which I had to have incised, but you have to think of the pain I must have experienced during the work of inflammation and suppuration; I almost fell off my horse several times as a result of the extreme and HORRIBLE PAIN THAT I HID AS MUCH AS I COULD BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT THE EMPEROR TO KNOW THAT AT THE MOMENT OF A BATTLE I WOULD FIND MYSELF UNABLE TO DO MY DUTY, WHILE I WOULD PREFER TO DIE THAN TO LIE THERE. In the midst of these torments, I was informed that my crews, whom I had not seen for several days, were lost in the countryside. However, they found each other again, but a wheel on my caisson was watered by the artillery because Dubreil, in charge of driving it, had nonchalantly left it in the middle of the road. I was obliged, in the absence of any kind of help, to forge the irons myself to repair it and get the car back on its feet. To make matters worse, Mr Moreau de Danzik (your cousin), in order to oblige Mr de Menval [Napoleon I's secretary, Claude-François Méneval], whom he wanted to take... to the imperial quarter, lent him his carriage and, not knowing how to get it back, asked him to give it to me as a cadot on his behalf. I bought some bad horses, and wanted to get the two carriages on the road, but what misery, what pain and what difficulties!... COMPLETE SHEET TO BE FOUND IN THE CATALOG

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

Lot 13 - NAPOLÉON I. Letter signed "Nap" to Jean-Baptiste Nompère de Champagny. Osterode [now Ostróda in Poland], March 27, 1807. 3 pp. in-4 in fine, tight handwriting. LONG LETTER CONCERNING ORDERS TO BE PLACED WITH FACTORIES TO PREVENT THEIR CLOSURE. "I HAVE JUST PUT 1,600,000 F. A LA DISPOSITION DE MR DARU [Pierre Daru, intendant général de la Grande Armée] POUR FAIRE LES COMMANDES ci-après, savoir : 1 400 000 f. aux manufactures de Lyon, 50 000 f. aux manufactures de cristaux et 150 000 f. aux fabriques de serrurerie... As for the five hundred thousand francs that I have the Treasury pay per month, YOUR COUNCIL HAS GIVEN A REPORT SO INSIGNIFICANT THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WORTH NOT CONSULTING IT. Moreover, in the remote location where I am, I have given you full latitude for this matter and even for orders from my furniture repository [what used to be called Mobilier de la Couronne]. Please make the appropriate arrangements in this regard, by bringing together and consulting the agents responsible for furnishing my palaces. THE IDEA OF FURNISHING BISHOP'S PALACES, PREFECTURES AND LAW COURTS SEEMS RIDICULOUS TO ME. For as long as there has been an administration, it has been known that public establishments should not be furnished. In the Ancien Régime, it was recognized that ministers should not even be furnished, and it is now agreed that ambassadors should not be furnished, and that it is better to be in a position to pay a few hundred thousand francs a year to Vienna or Madrid than to have furniture depositories. What seems to me to be the most appropriate way of helping factories is through consignment loans... So go ahead; lend to factories encumbered with manufactured goods, giving half the value of those you will have consigned to a factory store. [He goes on to describe at length the mechanism he would like to see implemented, citing the example of Christophe-Philippe Oberkampf's factory in Jouy-en-Josas]. I have placed the funds at your disposal; I have authorized you with an estimate; ALL THAT REMAINS FOR YOU TO DO IS TO KEEP AWAY FROM INTRIGUESTS and really come to the aid not of the needy, but of the factories which, for lack of debit, would be in the position of suspending their work. MY GOAL IS NOT TO PREVENT SUCH A NEGOTIATOR FROM BANKING; the State's finances would not suffice; but to prevent such and such a factory from closing down. It will be easy for you to be well informed by the Chambers of Manufactures, by the prefects who are generally honest people, and by the municipalities... I AM ONLY TAKING THE MONEY OUT OF THE TREASURY FOR THIS PURPOSE IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE WORKERS FROM BEING OUT OF WORK. If there are other orders to be made for my house and my palaces, which could cost 3 to 4 million, I will agree to them. It's up to you... to see with my architects and with the agents of my gard[e]-meuble what I would be in a position to buy within the next two years, and which can be ordered in advance...". Napoleon I, Correspondance générale, Paris, Fayard, vol. VII, 2010, no. 14924.

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

Lot 14 - [NAPOLEON IER]. Manuscript entitled "Fontainebleau, April 20, 1814. Discours... à la Vieille Garde", in autograph copy by General Jean-Martin PETIT. [probably april 1814]. One p. 1/2 in-4; small needle perforations in margin. "Soldiers of my Old Guard. I want to bid you farewell. For 20 years, I have found you constantly on the path to honor and glory. You have always conducted yourselves with bravery and fidelity; even in recent times you have given me proof of this. With you, our cause was not lost; I could have fuelled the civil war for three years, but France would have been all the worse for it, with no results. The allied powers presented all of Europe united against me; part of the army had betrayed me; parties were forming for another Government. I sacrificed all my interests for the good of my country. I am leaving... You will always serve her with glory and honor. You will be faithful to your new sovereign; receive my thanks; I cannot embrace you all: I will embrace your leader, I will also embrace the flag; come forward, General (le g[enér]al Petit). Bring the flag forward... may this kiss pass through your hearts! I will always follow your destiny and that of France. Do not pity my fate; I wanted to live to be useful to your glory; I will write the great things we have done together. The happiness of our beloved country was my only thought; it will always be the object of my wishes. Farewell, my children. THEN COMMANDING THE TROOPS AT FONTAINEBLEAU, GENERAL JEAN-MARTIN PETIT (1772-1856) RECEIVED THE EMPEROR'S EMBRACE AND PRESENTED HIM WITH THE FLAG OF THE GUARD TO KISS. Enlisted in 1792, a veteran of the wars of the Revolution and Empire, he was Adjutant-General of the Imperial Guard, attached since March 1814 to the first division of the Guard (Grenadiers). A FAMOUS TEXT, BUT PRESERVED FOR POSTERITY IN DIFFERENT FORMS. Improvised by Napoleon I as he left the Château de Fontainebleau for Elba, this harangue was first known in broad outline, according to what could be found in historiographical works as early as 1814. However, several literal versions have been preserved, with variations: the first, published in 1822 in the Œuvres de Napoléon Ier (Paris: Panckoucke, vol. V), was drawn up by Napoleon I's secretary, Fain, in collaboration with general Gourgaud, former minister Maret and premier commis Jouanne. The version most frequently used is the one Fain reworked and published in 1823 in the part of his memoirs entitled Manuscrit de 1814, a version that would be officially adopted by the publishers of the Correspondance de Napoléon Ier under the Second Empire. Another version, preserved in manuscript form in the Archives Nationales, was transcribed by an officer of the Guard, and yet another version, attributed to General Petit, was published in 1842 in volume V of Souvenirs historiques des rŽsidences royales de France, devoted to Fontainebleau, a series given under the name of Jean Vatout, historian and librarian to Louis-Philippe I, but probably rather edited for this volume by the writer François-Xavier Esteben (cf. Thierry Lentz, Les Vingt jours de Fontainebleau, Paris, Perrin, 2014, pp. 201-204 and 22-30). THE PRESENT VERSION OF GENERAL PETIT DIFERS FROM THAT WHICH HE COMMUNICATED IN 1842, but like it, alludes to the betrayal of part of the army, to the possibility of continuing a civil war for three years, and includes advice to serve the new sovereign of France. ATTACHED, BERTRAND (Henri-Gatien). Printed bill with handwritten additions. "The Grand Marshal will have the honor of receiving Mr. General Petit on April 20 at 1 o'clock in the afternoon. Paris [...] 1815" (one p. in-8).

Estim. 700 - 900 EUR

Lot 15 - TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD (CHARLES-MAURICE DE). Letter signed "le pce de Benevent" as head of the Provisional Government, countersigned by Pierre de Riel de BEURNONVILLE, Émeric Joseph Wolfgang Héribert de DALBERG, Arnail-François de JAUCOURT, François-Xavier de MONTESQUOU-FEZENSAC, as members of the Provisional Government, and by Pierre-Samuel DUPONT DE NEMOURS as Secretary General of this Government, addressed TO MARECHAL JEAN-DE-DIEU NICOLAS SOULT. Paris, April 5, 1814. 2 pp. in-4, red wax seal of the Provisional Government. "Monsieur le maréchal, the Provisional Government is sending you the most faithful account of the events that have taken place over the last few days, because now truth is the only language that authority needs to use. You will see, Monsieur le maréchal, how many considerable men in the army have united their efforts and services to the pure and glorious cause to which we are devoting ourselves; Marshal Marmont in the army, in the Senate Marshals Kellermann, Serrurier, Generals Legrand, Dupont, Dessoles, Nansouty c. c.., but your glory, Monsieur le maréchal, your love for the fatherland, your generous zeal for the repose of France, answer to us for your sentiments. By making them known to us and REUNITING YOU TO US, YOU WILL PROVIDE THE GOVERNMENT WITH A JOY THAT WILL BE FELT BY ALL GOOD FRENCH PEOPLE. Receive, Monsieur le maréchal, the assurances of our highest consideration..." THIS INVITATION TO JOIN HIS PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT WAS SENT AT A TIME WHEN THE EMPEROR HAD NOT YET ABDICATED. On April 1, 1814, with Paris occupied by the Allies, the Senate had placed the Prince of TALLEYRAND at the head of a 5-member Provisional Government. On April 3, the same Senate had pronounced the forfeiture of Napoleon I and, on April 6, was about to call Louis XVIII to the throne of France. NAPOLEON I, withdrawn to Fontainebleau, would abandon the idea of attacking Paris and, from April 4 to 6, would draw up his act of abdication - he would then accept the Treaty of Fontainebleau of April 11, 1814, which would ratify his abdication and entrust him with the sovereignty of the island of Elba. The Provisional Government would adhere to the treaty on the same day. Marshal SOULT, meanwhile, was still at the head of his troops engaged against the Anglo-Hispano-Portuguese army on April 5: he would fight Wellington before Toulouse on April 10. He would not recognize Louis XVIII until April 19.

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Lot 27 - RARE REWARD SABER OF THE ITALIAN ARMY AWARDED TO SECOND LIEUTENANT GROUSELLE, 5TH REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS. Leather-covered handle with copper filigree. Brass mounting, gilded and chased. Pommel decorated with a fruit basket. Single-branch hilt with scrolled quillon (repaired at dovetail). Curved blade with flat back, hollow sides and counter-edge, with remains of gilding, engraved on one side "Armée d'Italie de l'an 4 et de l'an 5 - Sabre d'honneur" and "le général Bonaparte au nom de la République au C Grouselle Sous-lieutenant au 5e Régiment de dragons". Hook point. Leather-covered scabbard with openwork brass trimmings of four-lobed foliage scrolls and intermediate trim engraved with "La Patrie reconnaissante" "A ses défenseurs". Bowl with foliage decoration. Old "777" label. With two leather straps with chased brass fittings. The side of the scabbard signed "Pe Landi Brescia". A.B.E. Late 18th century, circa 1797. Related work: Only a few examples of the "Cent sabres pour l'armée d'Italie" are currently known. One is in the Musée de l'Armée in Paris, the other at the Musée de la Légion d'Honneur (from the Bernard Franck collection, also signed by Landi) and several in private hands. François-Antoine César GROUSELLE Born March 5, 1772, in Richemont, Aisne. Joined the 5th regiment as a dragoon on March 2 1792, and fought with great bravery in the first campaigns of the Revolution in the armies of the Nord, Ardennes, Sambre-et-Meuse and Rhine armies, from 1792 to year III. Brigadier on 28 Nivôse, An IV, he moved with his regiment to the Army of Italy, where he served with honor until the beginning of An VI. On 21 fructidor an IV, as he crossed the Brenta, near the village of Sigismone, he ran into a platoon of Austrian hussars protecting his regiment. a platoon of Austrian hussars protecting the village, sabred several of them, and having entered Sigismone, he charge on an enemy battalion occupying it, pass through it and seize several flags, which he took back to his regiment. back to his regiment. Promoted to maréchal-des-logis on 28 nivôse an V, he was promoted to maréchal-des-logis-chef on the following 15 thermidor. the following year. Sent to the Army of England in mid-Ann VI, he was part of the expedition against the Belgian insurgents in An VII. insurgents in Belgium, and marched in Year VIII against those in the West. Murat's orders, he was appointed second lieutenant on Pluviôse 13, An VIII, and received a sabre of honour on Germinal 27, An IX. In the Gironde observation corps, during years IX and X, Grouselle was promoted to lieutenant on the 9th of Prairial of the latter year, and served with the Ocean Coast Army in Year XII. When the Légion d'Honneur was created, he was classified as an ex officio member of the 2nd cohort and was Officer of the Order on Prairial 25, Year XII. Appointed captain-adjudant-major on Frimaire 20, An XIV, Grouselle retired on on July 20, 1807. He died in Joigny on January 1, 1839. History: In Udine, on 16 fructidor an V (April 28, 1797), the General-in-Chief of the Army of Italy, "wishing to bear witness of the country's gratitude to the brave soldiers who have distinguished themselves by dazzling deeds during the last two campaigns", ordered campaigns", orders: Art. 1 The General Chief of Staff (Berthier) will have ninety grenadier sabers and ten cavalry sabers made, with Damascus blades and the mount gilded and worked by the best craftsmen in Italy. Art. 2 On one side of the blade will be written in gold letters: Armée d'Italie, Division de., demi-brigade... Given, on behalf on behalf of the Executive Directory of the French Republic, by General Bonaparte to citizen... Le... année de of the Republic." On the other side of the blade will be written in gold letters: "Liberté, République française, Égalité" (Liberty, French Republic, Equality). and then the dazzling deed for which the sword was awarded... In addition, the award of this saber would result in a doubling of pay. Bonaparte's order also stipulated that any soldier who felt he or she deserved the award should submit a request to the board of directors of his Corps. The latter, after investigation, was to forward it to the Commander with its observations, so that the final list could be drawn up by the Commander-in-Chief for the 1st vendémiaire (September 22, 1797). [...] Complete file to be found in the catalog.

Estim. 15 000 - 20 000 EUR

Lot 60 - GIVEN BY THE DIRECTOIRE EXECUTIF TO GENERAL DE BRIGADE KELLERMANN. Large General Kellermann flintlock pistol case, oak, with folding brass carrying handle on top. Escutcheon keyhole, steel key. Inside sheathed in green felt. Contains: A pair of long, slender pistols, with fluted, hair-rifled barrels, blunderbusses at the muzzles, decorated with gold edging, signed, on the left, "Boutet Directeur Artiste"; on the right, "Manufacture à Versailles"; and, on the top, "Le Directoire Exécutif au Général de brigade Kellerman", decorated with gold thunderbolts and hallmarked "JBL", "NB" and gold cobwebs. Breech tails engraved with flowers. Guilloche screws. Plaines signed "Boutet Directeur Artiste" on one and "Manufacture à Versailles" on the other, and flat-bodied swan-neck hammers, finely engraved with foliage. Iron basins with large spark arrestors. Roller springs. Adjustable triggers. Cut-out steel fittings, finely engraved with foliage, shields, vases and flowers. Rosette counterplates with serrated friezes. Selected walnut mounts. Long shaft crosses, finely carved and squared. Engraved oval knobs, decorated en suite. Wooden sticks with bone tips. Iron and brass pastilles. Length: 44.6 cm. B.E. Directoire period (1795-1799). (Barrels reblued, restored crack on one of the barrels). -And its accessories: steel bullet mould with flat head and jet cutter, clear horn powder flask with brass beak, mallet, cleaning rod and two boxwood tamping rods with accessories, screwdriver, steel unloading rods. (Traces of moth notably in the lid). Size of case: 53 x 31 x 9.5 cm high. A.B.E. Provenance : Marsan Collection, Toulouse (Chassaing-Rivet-Fournié), June 12, 1994, n°27.

Estim. 35 000 - 45 000 EUR

Lot 62 - FLINTLOCK PISTOL CASSETTE, IN WOOD, COVERED WITH GREEN MOROCCO, DECORATED WITH A FRIEZE OF FOLIAGE AND FOUR PHRYGIAN BONNETS IN THE CORNERS. FOLDING BRASS HANDLE. FOUR-POINT LOCK. WITH KEY. Contains: -a fine pair of officer's flintlock pistols. Blued and decorated in gold with foliage, trophies of arms, garlands and bouquets, silver barley grains on a radiant gold background, hallmarked with thunders. Plates engraved "Bodin à Paris", chased with cornucopia tails with fruit and flat-bodied swan-necked dogs. Oval basins with large spark guards. Adjustable triggers. Cut, engraved and chased steel fittings. Flamed urn trigger guard fronts. Long, plain trigger guard tails. Oval knobs adorned with oval medallions, engraved with roosters, snakes and laurel. Finely selected walnut mounts. Waxed walnut stocks with long shafts partly carved with foliage, reeds, knots, trophies of arms and branches of foliage carved at the bottom. The backs of the stocks are carved with a pearl fillet linking to the base of medallions carved with the number "B", surrounded by foliage and horns of plenty. Chopsticks with horn and brass tips. B.E. in its original 70% blue and gold (minor wear, a small crack on the front of each of the barrels, the interior of the scarlet velvet case is old but later). Length: 37 cm. Barrel diameter: 14 mm. Case: 44 x 17 x Ht 6 cm. Bodin Paris, circa 1795-1798. Provenance : -Family of General Henri Gatien BERTRAND. -Robert Jean CHARLES Collection, Hôtel Drouot (Ader-Tajan), May 13, 1993, 1st sale, no. 53. -Jean Louis Noisiez Collection Historical background: These pistols were presented as having traditionally belonged to General Napoleon Bonaparte, whose number appears at the bottom of the grips.

Estim. 25 000 - 35 000 EUR

Lot 63 - BEAUTIFUL KEY POCKET WATCH, with double repoussé gold case with hour and quarter repeater. The first is surrounded by engraved and pierced interlacing foliage, with a finely repoussé medallion depicting a mythological scene in the center. The second is engraved with interlacing branches and flowers and pierced on the edge. The number "364" is engraved on the bezel and under the bezel. White enamel dial with double numbering in Roman numerals for the hours and Arabic for the minutes. Louis XV-style hands. Silver dust cover signed "London". Gilt brass movement, pierced and engraved cock, three-arm balance, baluster-quadrangular pillars, spindle with chain and verge escapement. Armed with a two-hammer bell repeater mechanism. Under the bell, the initials "ICB" surmounted by a crown. The movement plate is signed "Menuisier, London". Second half of the 18th century. Diameter: 47 mm. Gross weight: 90.54 g. (wear on the case). Attached is a small gold chain bearing a rectangular brass key with cut corners, featuring the profile of Bonaparte. Ringing on demand In working condition (no warranty). Escapes and rings History: According to family tradition, this watch belonging to Bonaparte is said to have rung at the Battle of Rivoli. Frédéric Masson and Octave Aubry note that on January 1, 1819, the Emperor gave Grand Marshal Bertrand one of his gold watches (in exchange for one of his own), saying: "Here, Bertrand, it was striking two o'clock at night in Rivoli, when I ordered Joubert to attack." Provenance: -Estate of General Comte Henri Gatien Bertrand. -Collection Delafosse. -Sale of the Delafosse Collection, Fontainebleau (Maître Osenat), November 7, 2004, n°505. -Jean Louis Noisiez Collection.

Estim. 10 000 - 15 000 EUR

Lot 81 - RARE FLAG EAGLE OF THE 2ND REGIMENT MODEL 1815, FROM MARECHAL OUDINOT, DUC DE REGGIO. Gilt bronze, chased. Head in straight profile, forehead slightly raised, short closed beak. Wings more compact than the 1804 model, slightly extended, more spread out, slightly carried downwards. The left wing is slightly lower, clearly below the spindle. It stands erect on its claws, the left resting on the box, the right claw resting on the Jupiter spindle (thicker and positioned differently than on the 1804 model), resting on a brass box with two holes (for the regimental number, which has been stolen). Lower plate secured by three (later) screw spikes, extended by a beaded socket at the base. Traces of age. The original gilding, partly visible, has been retouched in places. Front height of eagle: 19.9 cm. Rear height of eagle: 21.3 cm. Width: 22.2 cm. Terrace length: 11.3 cm. Cabinet height: 3.7 cm. Width: 9.9 cm. Socket height: 7.7 cm. Weight : 2250g. B.E. First Empire period - Cent jours period (April-May 1815). Biography: "Flags and standards of the Revolution and Empire. Pierre Charrié. p. 111 and 112. Provenance: -Offered to Marshal Oudinot, Duke of Reggio. - Since presented at the Château de Touvet, above the flag of the 2nd Regiment of Foot Grenadiers of the Guard, model 1812. The number "2" of the caisson lost or stolen in the 20th century. A copy of the attestation (2006) from Marshal Oudinot's descendant confirming that this souvenir has remained in his family since the 19th century will be attached to the eagle. -Jean Louis Noisiez Collection. Historical background: It should be noted that Pierre Charrié states in his book that the 2nd Regiment of Foot Grenadiers of the Guard did not receive an eagle or flag during the Hundred Days, our perfectly authentic and period eagle should correspond to a 2nd Regiment of the Line. General Regnault notes that from 1814 to 1815, Oudinot would have held two flag eagles and a flag of the Old Guard (these would have been the two flag eagles of the Garde chasseurs à pied, as well as the flag of the 2nd regiment of grenadiers à pied). Biography: Nicolas Charles OUDINOT, Duc de REGGIO (1767-1847) Masséna's chief of staff in Italy (1800), he took part in all the wars of the Empire, and his conduct during the 1809 campaign earned him the marshal's baton. Allied to the Restoration, he became General-in-Chief of the Paris National Guard (October 1815), Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor (1839) and Governor of the Invalides.8

Estim. 30 000 - 40 000 EUR

Lot 82 - 82. UNIQUE 1812 MODEL FLAG OF THE 2ND REGIMENT OF FOOT GRENADIERS OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD GIVEN BY KING LOUIS XVIII TO MARECHAL OUDINOT. In double silk, composed on both sides of three vertical stripes, blue, white and red, edged on three sides with gold passementerie bangs. The obverse and reverse are richly embroidered with silk thread, canetille, thread, sequins and gilded silver lamé: - At the top and bottom of the central section, a cluster of sixteen bees surrounding a laurel wreath with a pomegranate (specific to grenadiers). - On the outside, two friezes featuring a large imperial eagle at the bottom, a laurel wreath with the imperial numeral framed by two palmettes at the center and an imperial crown surmounted by two five-pointed stars at the top. Obverse embroidered in the center: "GARDE IMPERIALE L'EMPEREUR NAPOLEON AU 2me REGIMENT DES GRENADIERS A PIED". Revers embroidered in central part: "MARINGO, ULM, AUSTERLITZ, JENA, EYLAU, FRIEDLAND, ECKMÜHL, ESSLING, WAGRAM, SMOLENSK, MOSKOWA - VIENNE, BERLIN, MADRID, MOSCOW". 80 x 80 cm. Length of fringe: 2.5 cm. Given to the regiment in May 1813. Condition report: The flag is in fairly good condition, given the fragility of this type of souvenir. The embroidery is complete, and has retained its gilding. The colors of the silk are insolated, with some loss and wear, particularly on the reverse on the blue band. Provenance: -Presented to Marshal Oudinot, Duke of Reggio, by King XVIII, in May 1814. - Since presented at the Château de Touvet, with the 1815 model flag eagle. A copy of the attestation (2006) from Marshal Oudinot's descendant confirming that this souvenir has remained in his family since the 19th century will be attached to the flag. -Jean Louis Noisiez Collection. Related work: Flags from the First Empire period are rare, as are those of the Imperial Guard. We must mention the counterpart of our flag, the model 1812 of the 1st Regiment of Foot Grenadiers of the Guard. Kept in the collections of the Musée de l'Armée, this is the flag that the Emperor held close to him during the farewell ceremony. It was given to General Petit by Drouot. Historical background: The mythical flag of the 2nd Regiment of Foot Grenadiers of the Guard was given to Marshal Oudinot by King Louis XVIII during the 1st Restoration. Marshal Oudinot, who had commanded the young Guard in 1814, became commander of the Grenadiers and Chasseurs de France, the successors to the Guard infantry, under the 1st Restoration. Inherited from the grenadiers of the Dutch Royal Guard, the 2nd Regiment of Foot Grenadiers of the Guard was commanded by Colonel Christiani. It distinguished itself during the French campaign at Vauchamps and Laon. Bibliography Général REGNAULT, " Les aigles impériales 1804-1815 ", Peyronnet, 1967, reproduced figures 36 and 37, p.142 (documentation Raoul et Jean Brunon)

Estim. 100 000 - 150 000 EUR

Lot 85 - PAIR OF MARECHAL DE FRANCE EPAULETS OF MARECHAL OUDINOT, DUC DE REGGIO. Pattelette covered in red cloth, with buttonhole, richly embroidered with a chevron design and a wolf's tooth border in cannetille, twists and spangles of gilded silver. Body decorated with a canetille shield, twists and lamé in gilded silver, adorned with five stars in gilded sequins and an enameled silver motif (chips) with intertwined sticks tied with a scarlet ribbon. Tournante with double rows of large "puit rope" bangs. White cloth lining, quilted under the body, bearing the manufacturer's paper label "n°32 Palais-Royal POUPARD-DELAUNAY Tient Magasin de chapellerie et dorure". The crossed baton motif, from the Restoration period, was modified under the July Monarchy. The fleur-de-lys have been covered with star motifs (in force under the July Monarchy for marshals' batons) and the fleurdelisé ends covered with spheres. Length: 14 cm. Width: 11 cm. Height: 7 cm. A.B.E. (Oxidation of the embroidery, service wear). Restoration period, modified Monarchie de Juillet. Provenance : -Souvenirs du Maréchal Oudinot, Hôtel Drouot (Piasa), sale of December 4, 2006, n°124. History: The famous house of Poupard Delaunay, which supplied hats for Emperor Napoleon I and the Imperial Guard, was founded under this name in 1811, at the location that Poupard had occupied since the Consulate: "Au temple du Gout" at n°32, Galeries du Palais Royal. The company was listed under the Restoration in 1816. At the same time, the "Hébert, Poupard Jarre" embroidery house was listed under the Empire and Restoration. The red lining of the epaulettes probably refers to Oudinot's position as Commander-in-Chief of the Paris National Guard during the Restoration. Related work: - Collections du Maréchal Oudinot au château de Malicorne, Artcurial sale, June 13, 2017, n°118, Paire d'épaulettes du Maréchal Oudinot. Of a model very close to ours.

Estim. 10 000 - 15 000 EUR

Lot 86 - BOUTET A VERSAILLES. Beautiful pair of present flintlock pistols, presented by the First Consul Bonaparte to General Duhesme. Ribbon barrels, damascus, blued, with hairline stripes, engraved "Manufacture à Versailles Boutet Directeur Artiste", decorated in gold with gilded friezes at the muzzles and adjustable sights, decorated with diamonds, garlands of flowers and florets on a gold background, hallmarked with four "LNB" hallmarks and two Boutet bars. Breechblocks numbered "1" and "2", finely engraved with hunting trophies and deer heads. Lock plates signed "Boutet à Versailles" and swan-neck hammers finely engraved with foliage and lozenges, adorned with hound heads. Oval basins with large sparkle guard. Steel fittings. Finger rests engraved with figures. Fronts of trigger guards with floral urns, shells and foliage. Beautiful short-barrel stocks, in selected walnut, with wickerwork checkering, carved with shells, flowers and spider webs, with carved ebony pommels en suite, enriched with engraved, chased fittings. The backs of the stocks originally bear a large silver plate, cut out, fastened by fifteen small nails and engraved: "Le 1er Consul lors de son voyage à Lion en l'an 11, au Gl Divre Duhesme". A.B.E. Traces of oxidation, notably on the barrels. A copy of the business card and a certificate of sale of these pistols by Comte Duhesme (1983) will be attached. Historical background: An 1842 biography of Duhesme states: "Called to command the 19th military division in 1802, he settled in Lyon, which was its capital. In 1803, the First Consul awarded him a pair of pistols from the Versailles factory. The Lyon bulletin of 10 Brumaire An XII states: "General Duhesme, commander of the 19th military division, has just received a pair of pistols from the Versailles factory, with this inscription engraved on them: Le Premier Consul au général de division Duhesme, lors de son, voyage à Lyon". Related work : -Box of pistols given to General Duhesme by the Directoire (Musée de l'Armée collection) It would appear that the general also received full "armor" at this time.

Estim. 10 000 - 15 000 EUR

Lot 87 - BEAUTIFUL PRESENT SABER GIVEN BY GENERAL DE DIVISION MERLE (1766-1830), TO CAPTAIN ADJUDANT DE PLACE GUISSE. Finely checkered ebony handle. Chased, gilded brass mounting. Short-skirted lion's head cap, ending in fish scales and palmettes. Guard with two inverted quillons with flower-shaped ends and two oval Bellone-headed auricles on a radiating background. Superb curved blade with round back, counter-edge and gutter running the length of the back, marked "Coulaux Frères" on the heel, engraved, gilded and one-third blued, with laurel wreath, flowers and foliage on one side, crowned eagle in cartouche, military attributes, lictor beam, flags, trumpets, axes, cannons, shield decorated with eye and cannonballs; on the other side, a helmet emblazoned with a crowned eagle on a laurel wreath and in a cartouche inscribed "Don fait par Monsieur le Général de Division Merle Gouverneur de Braunau à Monsieur Guisse" and military attributes, spears, ensigns, lictor beam, breastplate, snake-decorated shield, sword, cannon, cannonballs, marked on the heel "Manufacture de Klingenthal", "Coulaux frères"; all on a gold background. Blued iron scabbard, patinated, with four brass fittings, cut out, gilded, with repoussé decoration in ovals, of military attributes, bundle of flags, empanelled helmet, laurel branches, cannon, shield, powder keg, cannonballs, timbales, quivers, flowered urns, geometric motifs and foliage. Iron sting. Fruit and foliage ring pitons, two gilded iron rings. B.E. First Empire period (restored crack to ebony handle on back). Accompanied by a six-page handwritten letter to the Ministry of War. "French Republic", dated "March 7, 1932", relating the service record of Jean Louis Guisse. Signed by Commandant Lasseray of the Army Staff.... quoting Merle's opinion of December 10, 1807..." I, the undersigned, certify that Mr. Guisse, Captain Adjutant of the place, has for fifteen months been employed under my orders in the fortress of Braunau, served with as much zeal as intelligence, and paying homage to the truth, I must say that the activity of this soldier has begged for a staff officer who would have been indispensable for the surveillance required by the war service of this place, if Captain Guisse had not devoted himself day and night to fulfilling his arduous duties. In addition to his wound (shrapnel in the right leg), he was shot in the left cheek on the day he was taken prisoner by the Prussians. He was shot again in the leg......... ". Historical background: Napoleon attached great importance to the possession of Braunau, "which can be considered one of the finest acquisitions of the army". He added in his correspondence: "I am delighted with the capture of Braunau, it is one of the keys to Austria". To lead this key position, he chose an energetic and prudent commander, General Merle. As soon as he was appointed governor of Braunau, General Merle had to complete his staff. Guisse played a major role in this organization, as an 1807 notice states that "general" Guisse, "commander of the Braunau position", had left the position on August 8, 1807, for Paris. BRAUNAU-BROUMOU BRÜNN-BRNO, Czechoslovak town in southern Moravia, 148 km northeast of Prague.

Estim. 12 000 - 15 000 EUR

Lot 88 - EXCEPTIONAL NATIONAL AWARD SABER PRESENTED BY THE EXECUTIVE BOARD TO GENERAL LEFEBVRE TO GENERAL LEFEBVRE. Work by Boutet, artistic director of the Manufacture de Versailles. Gilt bronze mounting, engraved and chased. Round-backed ebony handle with fine checkering. Short-skirted lion's head pommel chased with feathers and scales. Single-branch hilt decorated with oak leaves and acorns, cruise with two chased auricles in a row around the edge, straight quillon ending in a lion's head. Curved, flat-backed blade, signed "Klingenthal" on the heel, with counter-edge and hollow sides, engraved, blued and gilded in thirds with trophies of arms and music, foliage and crown. Scabbard with two hollows, lined with blackened chagrin, with two rings and two large fittings connected by two reinforcing rods. Mantle with line decoration, shell and oak leaf, engraved on the front "Le Directoire Exécutif au Général Lefevre", underlined by a stripe of hearts; on the back, "Manufacture de Versailles Boutet Directeur Artiste". Long bouterolle decorated with a "rais-de -cœur" bracelet, oval medallions with palms and foliage, stylized foliage at the base and crosses. Iron sting. B.E. Directoire period (minor traces of use, missing ring and piton). Provenance: -This saber is said to have been given by Marshal LEFEBVRE to his friend Marshal PÉRIGNON, who passed it on to his daughter Marie-Agnès-Irma, married to Viscount Jacques-Marie CAVAIGNAC de BARAGNE; it comes from his descendants. Related work : Sabre de récompense nationale given by the Executive Directory to General Vandamme. Musée de l'Armée collections. Reproduced in the Bottet. Note: Two sabers of this type are reproduced in Captain BOTTET's book on the Versailles Manufactory, published in 1903: -N°VII, an unattributed model from the BOTTET collection. -N°VIII, that of General VANDAMME, Musée de l'Armée collection.

Estim. 30 000 - 40 000 EUR

Lot 90 - SABRE AND BREVET D'HONNEUR OF JEAN-BAPTISTE POUSSIN CONSULATE-ERA INFANTRY OFFICER WITH THE 57TH DEMI-BRIGADE. Silver mounting. Basane-covered handle with double filigree. Oval cap with short cut-out skirt, engraved with spider webs. Hilt with one hollowed-out branch, coiled hook, two engraved half-ears. Long curved quillon towards the tip, ending in a palmette stamped "D-BY", cock 1 and large guarantee (1798-1809). Curved blade with flat back, counter-edge, gutter and hollow sides, counter-polished heel. Iron scabbard and bowl, engraved on the upper part "Le Premier Consul au Cen Poussin sous-lieutenant à la 57è demi-brigade d'infanterie pour action d'éclat"; on the back, "Mfture à Versailles Entpise Boutet"; with two wide silver bracelets engraved with trophies of arms and military trophies on both sides and two iron rings. Iron sting. Overall length: 87.3 cm. Blade length: 73.9 cm. And his brevet d'honneur on parchment, partly printed, with a fine vignette: "le Citoyen Poussin Jean Baptiste sous lieutenant à la 57ème demi brigade, Bonaparte Premier Consul de la République d'après le compte qui lui a été rendu de la conduite à l'affaire qui eut lieu à la prise de Loire en Grison; le 16 ventôse an 7, cet officier, à la tête de six grenadiers s'separa d'une pièce de canon défendue par vingt-deux autrichiens qu'il fait prisonnier de guerre. On 19 Floréal Year 8 at Biberach, he was wounded by a shot to the right thigh and would not abandon his post until the battle was won... awards him, as a national prize, a saber of honor...". Dry stamp. Signatures of Berthier Minister of War, Secretary of State Hugues de Maret and First Consul Bonaparte. A.B.E. Consulate period. Provenance : -Dinan auction house 2006, then specialized dealer. -Jean Louis Noisiez Collection. Jean-Baptiste Poussin Born on November 6, 1771, in Vendôme (Loir-et-Cher), he entered the service on September 30, 1791 as sergeant-major in the 1st Loiret-Cher battalion, which became the 83rd-57th demi-brigades and 57th regiment of line infantry. In 1792 and 1793, he took part in operations in the northern and Ardennes armies, was commissioned second lieutenant on 10 Vendémiaire, An II, and fought in the wars of An II to An IV in the armies of Italy, England, Helvetia and the Rhine. On 16 ventôse an VII, at the capture of Coire, with 6 grenadiers of the 57, he seized a cannon defended by 22 Austrians, whom he made lay down their arms and take prisoner. At the battle of Biberach, on the 19th of Floréal, An VIII, although severely wounded by a shot to the left thigh at the start of the action, he refused to withdraw from the battlefield and fought with the same energy until victory was declared. On 10 Vendémiaire An XI, the First Consul awarded him a sabre of honour. Employed in the ocean coast army during years XII and XIII, he was promoted to lieutenant on vendémiaire 12, year XII, and made an officer of the Légion d'Honneur on the following prairial 25. Transferred with his rank to the foot grenadiers of the imperial guard on fructidor 12, year XIII, it was in this capacity that he fought in the wars of the great army in Austria, Prussia and Poland from year XIV to 1807. Appointed captain in the 5th regiment of infantry legere on April 3, 1806, he again took part in the 1809 campaign in Germany, under the orders of Marshal Masséna, where he displayed the most brilliant valor. He returned home on October 11, 1809, and became elector of Bouches-du-Rhône.

Estim. 25 000 - 35 000 EUR

Lot 92 - MARECHAL'S BATON OF THE EMPIRE OF MICHEL NEY, DUKE OF ELCHINGEN, PRINCE OF MOSKOWA. In wood covered with midnight-blue velvet, embroidered with a semiset of 32 eagles embroidered with thread, canetille and silver-gilded lamé, in four rows of eight eagles, Each side of the ends is covered with midnight-blue velvet en suite and embroidered with a wreath of laurel leaves in gilded canetille. Ornamented at both ends with gold rings, engraved on one "TERROR BELLI DECUS PACIS' (missing a small fastening rivet) and on the other "Michel Ney Nommé par L'Empereur Napoléon Maréchal de l'Empire le 12 Floréal An 12e" (missing three fastening rivets). (three rivets missing). Length: 480 mm. Diameter: 40 mm Both ferrules bear the gold hallmarks: - de titre 750 Paris, de moyenne garantie Paris (1798-1809) Dog or bear head hallmark 3 (unidentified) Traces of goldsmith's hallmark. A.B.E. First Empire period. (Worn inscriptions, velvet of the baton body changed later, due to the slightly different eagle embroidery pattern from the 1804 model). In its red morocco-covered heavy cardboard case, model 1804, decorated with a semiset of twenty-four imperial eagles, in six rows of four eagles each, and marked at both ends "LE MARECHAL MICHEL NEY", closing with three cut-out silver hooks. The sides are decorated with the Imperial Eagle on an enfouded spindle. The interior is lined with ivory silk and a moire drawstring. B.E. First Empire period (minor wear). Length: 495 mm. Diameter: 505 mm. -Accompanied by a lithograph of the Marshal by Villain. Provenance : -Collection of the Princes de la Moskowa. -Collection of M.Beaupère from 1961. A certificate of provenance will be attached. -Jean Louis Noisiez Collection. Related works: Of the 24 marshals of the Empire, only two First Empire-era batons are known to be in private hands: ours and that of Marshal Macdonald (Polaillon collection). The others are in French and foreign museums. Exhibitions : - "Exposition historique et militaire de la Révolution et de l'Empire", 1895, n°340, "Bâton du maréchal Ney". Then in the collections of the Prince de la Moskowa. - "Napoleon", exhibition at the Grand Palais, 1969; n°403, "Bâton du maréchal de l'Empire du maréchal Ney (1804)". The entry notes a different date of appointment from that of the other batons: 12th instead of 29th Floréal An XII. -This baton was listed in Jean Brunon's documentation.

Estim. 200 000 - 300 000 EUR

Lot 99 - RARE PAIR OF FLINTLOCK COMBAT PISTOLS ATTRIBUTED TO MARECHAL NEY, PRINCE OF MOSKOWA. Blued, hair-striped barrels with slightly blunderbusses at the muzzles, decorated with a gold fillet at the muzzles and thunderbolts, signed "Ringeissen a Paris" by gold inlay on the upper side; They bear three "L.C." (canonnier Leclerc) thunderheads. (canonnier Leclerc), and a gold inscription around the muzzles reading "Prenez Garde de m'approcher" ("Beware of approaching me"). Under the barrels, a gold inscription "Maréchal N" (NEY), (the only Marshal of the Empire whose name begins with an N). Locking pins signed "Ringeisen à Paris" and flat-bodied swan-neck hammers. Adjustable trigger tails. Plain cut silver fittings (hallmark illegible). Handsome steel pommels, cut oval in the center, framing the Imperial Eagle crowned in chased silver. Partly carved and finely squared walnut crossbars with long shafts (minor dents). Chopsticks with horn tips. Overall length: 370 mm. Barrel length: 217 mm. Caliber 18 mm. Good condition. Circa 1805-1810. Provenance: "This pair of pistols once belonged to Monsieur Saint-Aubin, one of the greatest Parisian antique dealers of the interwar period, specializing in antique weapons and historical memorabilia, who kept only this pair of pistols in his personal collection, given their quality and prestigious provenance; Mr. Saint Aubin's daughter then sold this pair of pistols to a major French collector, who subsequently entrusted them to me for sale. At the time of this transaction, I contacted Madame Denyse Saint Aubin, who drew up and signed an attestation in my name on December 19, 1993. They were then sold in 1993 to a major Belgian collector of First Empire and historical memorabilia, and later to the Noisiez collection. Jean-Claude Dey Ringeisen (Rengessen): Armurier à Paris, 1795-1810. "Seen on a pair of Empire-style officer's pistols, 8-panel cap with silver imperial eagle, marked on the barrels with Leclerc hallmarks". "Le Qui est qui de l'arme en France" by J.J. Buigné and P. Jarlier. Éditions du Portail, 2001.

Estim. 10 000 - 15 000 EUR
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