L'Empire à Fontainebleau - 1er jour

Lot 1 - ALMANACH IMPÉRIAL. À Paris, chez Testu, an XIII [1805]. In-8, (16)-832 pp. including a supplement paginated 825 to 832, garnet-red morocco, smooth spine cloisonné and ornate, gilt geometric frieze framing the boards with the gilt "S" monogram in the center on a shield with oak branches and stars, to which is affixed a cross of the Legion of Honor, gilt roulette decorating the spines and bands, gilt edges; spines, headpieces and corners a little rubbed (period binding). Copper-engraved imperial coat of arms on title.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 2 - Almanach impériaL. Paris: Testu, 1808. In-8, 880 pp, long-grained red morocco, smooth spine cloisonné and decorated with gilt motifs including an imperial eagle and an insignia of the Légion d'honneur, gilt palmettes framing the boards with gilt monogram "D" crowned with flowers and underlined by laurel branches, filleted edges, gilt inner scroll, gilt edges; pp. 689 to 704 bound out of order, edges and covers a little rubbed, corners dulled (period binding). Woodcut imperial coat-of-arms on title. Provenance: Parisian stationer F. B. Pochard, who practiced in the late 18th and early 19th centuries (bookplate), then the Parisian bookseller Auguste Aubry (1821-1878, bookplate); private collection (Pescheteau-Badin sale, March 29, 2024).

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 3 - ANGOULÊME (Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, Duc d'). Autograph letter signed "Louis Antoine" to the Duc de Piennes. Warsaw, December 9, 1802. One p. in-4; angular tear without lack reaching a few words. Emigration letter from the son of the Comte d'ARtois. "Having learned from the King, my dear Duke, that you were about to leave England to come here, and knowing your kindness, I beg you to ask the Duke of Gramont and Dutheil if they have anything to give you for me [Antoine-Louis-Marie de Gramont, Louis XVIII's companion in exile, and Nicolas-François Dutheil, an important cog in the King's spy network]. I had given some commissions to the Duc de Gramont, but perhaps he has not yet had the time to do so. I would also be infinitely obliged if you would bring me back four or five pretty dresses of canvas or something else, as you choose; whatever is prettiest and most fashionable. I will reimburse you here for what it costs, or Dutheil will reimburse you in London, at your option. Please believe, my dear duke, in the pleasure we shall have in seeing you here again, my wife and I, and in all our feelings for you..." Duc de Piennes and future Duc d'Aumont (1814), Louis-Marie-Céleste d'Aumont (1762-1831) initially pursued a military career. In 1791, he emigrated to Spain, where he served in Saint-Simon's legion, but left the country after the alliances reversed. Apart from service in the Swedish army, he was frequently at Louis XVIII's side in exile, in Mitau (1798), Warsaw (1801) and England (1809), where he enjoyed the friendship of the Prince of Wales.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 4 - [ARTOIS (Charles-Philippe de Bourbon, comte d')]. Set of 4 manuscripts. [1773]. Concerning the establishment of the House of the Count of Artois. - "Mémoire de ce qui est nécessaire pour être reçu page de la Chambre de monseigneur le comte d'Artois": one must be a Catholic, be at least twelve years old, provide proof of at least two hundred years of nobility to the judge of the nobility of France Antoine-Marie d'Hozier, know how to read and write French and have rudiments of Latin, be able to provide for one's maintenance, etc. (2 pp. in-folio). - Officiers de Monseigneur le comte d'Artois qui sont tenus de prêter serment entre les mains de M.M. les premiers gentilshommes de sa Chambre, et qui doivent entrer de service le jour du mariage de ce prince [1773]" Nominative list of officers with mention of their functions: gentilhomme de la Chambre, introducteur des ambassadeurs, barbier ordinaire, horloger, huissiers de l'antichambre, etc. (5 pp. in-folio in a green silk ribbon binding). - Officiers de Monseigneur le comte d'Artois qui doivent prêter serment entre les mains de M.M. les premiers gentilshommes de sa Chambre". List of the same nature as above, with dates given for each person from October to December 1773. Certain functions, such as that of historiographer, are not subject to an oath (approx. 6 pp. 1/2 in-folio in a blue silk ribbon binding). - A preparatory manuscript for the drafting of the oath to be sworn to the Comte d'Artois by the members of his Household, containing the text of the oath to be sworn to the King by the grand officers and the text of the oath sworn to the Comte de Provence in 1773 by the Marquis de Noailles for the office of premier gentilhomme de la chambre de ce prince (2 pp. in-folio).

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 5 - Austerlitz (campaign). - NAPOLÉON Ier. Printed document. One p. small folio. Famous proclamation to the soldiers of the Grande Armée dated the day after the battle of Austerlitz, 12 frimaire an XIV [3 décembre 1805]. "Soldiers. I am pleased with you. On the day of Austerlitz, you justified everything I expected of your intrepidity; you decorated your eagles with immortal glory. An army of one hundred thousand men, commanded by the emperors of Russia and Austria, was either cut off or dispersed in less than four hours; what escaped your iron was drowned in the lakes. 40 flags, the standards of the Imperial Guard of Russia, 120 cannon, 20 generals, more than 30,000 prisoners, are the result of this forever famous day. This much-vaunted infantry, in superior numbers, was unable to withstand your shock, and from now on you have no rivals to fear: thus, in two months, this third coalition has been defeated and dissolved. Peace can no longer be far off; but, as I promised my people before crossing the Rhine, I will only make a peace that gives us guarantees and rewards our allies. Soldiers, when the French people placed the imperial crown on my head, I entrusted myself to you to maintain it always in that high glory which alone could give it value in my eyes; but at the same time, our enemies were thinking of destroying and debasing it, and this iron crown, conquered by the blood of so many Frenchmen, they wanted to force me to place it on the head of our cruellest enemies : reckless and foolish projects which, on the very anniversary of your Emperor's coronation, you destroyed and confounded. You have taught them that it is easier to defy and threaten us than to defeat us. Soldiers, when all that is necessary to ensure the happiness and prosperity of our homeland has been accomplished, I will take you back to France; there you will be the object of my most tender solicitudes; my people will see you again with transports of joy; all you will have to do is say: I was at the battle of Austerlitz, and the response will be: voilà un Brave [...]".

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 6 - AUSTERLITZ (campaign). - NAPOLÉON Ier. Printed document entitled Proclamation. S.l.n.n., [late December 1805 or early 1806]. In folio. Proclamation dated Schönbrunn Palace, 6 nivôse an XIV [December 27, 1805], announcing the signing of the Peace of Presbourg, the previous day, with Austria, defeated at Austerlitz on December 2. Located some fifty kilometers east of Vienna, Presburg was then part of the Austrian-controlled Kingdom of Hungary, and is now the capital of Slovakia, under the name of Bratislava. "Soldiers, the peace between me and the Emperor of Austria is signed. You have fought two campaigns this off-season; you have fulfilled everything I expected of you. I'm about to leave for my capital. I have granted promotions and rewards to those who have distinguished themselves the most: I will keep everything I have promised you. You have seen your emperor share with you all your perils and fatigues; I also want you to come and see him surrounded by the grandeur and splendor that belong to the sovereign of the first people in the universe. In the first days of May, I'll be giving a big party in Paris; you'll all be there, and then we'll see where the happiness of our homeland and the interests of our glory will lead us [...]".

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 7 - Austerlitz (campaign). - BERTHIER (Louis-Alexandre). Printed piece. S.l.n.n., [January 1806]. In-folio booklet, 16 pp. stapled, spine reinforced with a strip of dominoté paper; last page a little stained. Order of the day taken on January 10, 1806 at Schönbrunn Palace in his capacity as major-general of the Grande Armée, announcing the series of decrees issued by Napoleon I at Schönbrunn and Munich from December 18, 1805 to January 3, 1806, by which he rewarded the officers and non-commissioned officers who had distinguished themselves most during the Austerlitz campaign, with promotions and appointments in the army and in the Order of the Legion of Honor. Marshal Berthier compiles here the nominative lists of the imperial decrees.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 8 - . AUSTERLITZ. - DODE DE LA BRUNERIE (Guillaume)]. Autograph plan of the battle of Austerlitz. Black, sepia and blue ink, graphite, and watercolor highlights, approx. 34 x 35 cm; small missing folds. The positions of the two armies at the start of the engagement are shown. At the time of the Battle of Austerlitz, the future field marshal was in the nearby town of Brünn, some ten kilometers away, where he was commander-in-chief of the engineers.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 9 - BESENVAL (Pierre Victor de). Autograph letter signed and autograph pieces, one with autograph apostille signed (crossed out), from art dealer Philippe-François Julliot, who specialized in Asian objects. A Swiss officer in the service of France and a wealthy collector, Baron de Besenval, as lieutenant-general, chaired one of the four sub-committees of the Comité de la Guerre founded by the Secretary of State for War and future Marshal Philippe-Henri de Ségur - the latter's wife was also his mistress. Very wealthy, he owned a handsome private mansion in Paris, where he amassed an extensive collection of art objects, notably Japanese and Chinese. - Autograph. S.d. Extract from a catalog of his Japanese and Chinese porcelain: bottles, pagodas, urns, vases, roosters, carps, etc. Baron de Besenval specifies that an urn was given to him by the Comte d'Artois, and that he obtained two pieces of antique porcelain in exchange for another piece given to him by the Duc d'Orléans (2 pp. in-8 square). - Autograph. S.d. List of various objects, mainly pendants. With autograph apostille signed (crossed out) by Philippe-François Julliot: "Je reconnois avoir à Mr le baron de Bezenval les objets cy-dessus détaillés composant un lustre de cristal de roche que Mr le baron m'a confié. In Paris, December 4, 1786." - Autograph letter signed. Paris, December 14, 1781. Convocation (one p. in-8 square).

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 10 - . BONAPARTE (family) and around. Set of 4 letters. - BONAPARTE (Élisa). Letter signed with 3 autograph lines to Jean-Pierre-Louis de Fontanes. [Villa Medici], Poggio a Caiano [in Tuscany], May 5, 1811. "My dear Fontanes, I am sending to Paris two deputies from my States of Lucca to congratulate the Emperor on the birth of the King of Rome and I recommend that he send you often on my behalf. They are M.M. Matteucci and Lucchesini..." Luigi Matteucci was a minister in the Government of Lucca, and Girolamo Lucchesini chamberlain to Elisa Bonaparte. Jean-Pierre Louis Fontanes, Grand Master of the Imperial University, was a close friend of Elisa Bonaparte, whom he frequented assiduously before she became Princess of Lucca and Piombino, then Grand Duchess of Tuscany (one p. in-8). - BONAPARTE (Pauline). Signed Apostille, dictated to her lady-in-waiting Jenny de Saluces (s.l., June 1811, approx. 2 pp. in-8, on paper with an embossed border on the first page) on a bill from the latter (1/2 p. in-8), all addressed to Jean-Paul Louis Michelot, a close friend of the princess and acting as her intendant in Paris. Practical recommendations and financial arrangements. - DAVOUT (Aimée Leclerc, maréchale). Autograph letter signed to her husband Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout. S.l., January 28, 1812. Beautiful letter in which she recounts her talks with Napoleon I, who asked her to give a grand ball at her home, although she had no desire to do so; she also mentions an evening of gambling with Empress Marie-Louise. - DAVOUT (Aimée Leclerc, maréchale). Autograph letter signed to her husband Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout. S.l., March 8, 1813. She relates an anecdote about their son Louis who, when asked about what he had read in the Journal de Paris said "Rurusse font la guerre et empêchent papa de venir. Naughty!" She also writes of meeting Queen Hortense, whom she had not seen for a long time and whom she finds changed.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 11 - BONAPARTE (Letizia). Letter signed in two places, in French, with 13 autograph words in Italian, addressed to her daughter [Pauline Bonaparte]. Paris, February 1, 1813. 4 pp. in-8 square. "My dear daughter, in accordance with what you had told me by Madame de Cavour [Adélaïde-Suzanne de Sellon, lady-in-waiting to Pauline Bonaparte, and wife of the Marquis de Cavour, Michele Benso, Grand Chamberlain to Prince Borghese], I spoke to the Emperor yesterday about your plan to leave Hyères, and to spend the rest of the winter in Nice; and I have the satisfaction of seeing that he finds no inconvenience in it. I think he will have given you an answer along these lines: but if his busy schedule has not allowed him to do so, you can go ahead with your project now. My health continues to be good. The same is true of the Emperor and all the other members of the family who are in Paris. I received letters from Joseph in the last days of [décem]bre from Madrid. At that time, he was doing well. Later this week, I will have the pleasure of embracing your uncle [Cardinal Joseph Fesch] here. I look forward to hearing Mr Butini's assessment of the doctor I sent you [the Geneva physician Pierre Butini, a renowned practitioner consulted by all the crowned heads]. Adieu, my dear daughter, take good care of your health, give me news of it as often as possible, and believe in all the tender affection della [In Letizia Bonaparte's hand, at the end of a sentence:] a Dio, cara figlia, t'abbraccio caramente sono la tua aff[ezio]n[at]a Madre... [In a secretary's hand:] P.S. Before closing my letter, I receive yours of the 23rd, by which I see with sorrow that you have grieved without reason for what I mandated in my last. There is surely no reason for it. I can assure you that the Empress spoke to me about it only in a conversational way and not otherwise. For my part, I only wrote to you out of curiosity to know if you had really done what you told me you intended to do when we were in Aix. Please stop worrying about things that aren't worth the trouble. Adieu, [Vostra Madre" in Letizia Bonaparte's handwriting. Rare intimate signature.

Estim. 5 000 - 7 000 EUR

Lot 12 - BONAPARTE (Napoleon). Letter signed "Bonaparte" to consuls Jean-Jacques Régis CAMBACÉRÈS and Charles-François LEBRUN. Torre di Garofoli [today Torre Garofoli between Alexandria and Tortone, 9 km from Marengo], 26 prairial an VIII [June 15 1800]. 3/4 p. in-4, copper-engraved header "Bonaparte Ier consul de la République" illustrated with the effigy of the Republic, with crossed-out Paris address. LETTER WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER THE BATTLE OF MARENGO, WHERE GENERAL DESAIX WAS KILLED IN ACTION. "The news from the army... is very good. I shall soon be in Paris. I cannot tell you any more: I am in the deepest pain the death of the man I loved and esteemed most. I send you my affectionate greetings...". Letter written under the dictation of his secretary Louis-Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, under whose name would be published famous memoirs.

Estim. 8 000 - 10 000 EUR

Lot 13 - BONAPARTE (Napoleon). Letter signed "Bonaparte" to consuls Jean-Jacques Régis Cambacérès and Charles-François Lebrun. Torre di Garofoli [today Torre Garofoli between Alexandria and Tortone, 9 km from Marengo], 27 prairial an VIII [16 juin 1800]. One p. in-4, copper-engraved letterhead "Bonaparte Ier consul de la République" illustrated with the effigy of my Republic, with Paris address crossed out. "The day after the battle of Maringo,... General Melas [Michael von Melas, commander-in-chief of the Austrian army] asked the outposts to send me General Skal [Ferdinand von Skal und Gross-Ellgut] and we agreed during the day on the convention of which you will find a copy attached, which was signed during the night by General Berthier and General Melas. I hope the French people will be pleased with their army. I shall be in Milan this evening. I greet you affectionately..." Letter written under dictation by his secretary Louis-Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne.

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 EUR

Lot 14 - . BOULOGNE (camp de). CASSINI DE THURY (César-François), dir. 4 maps surveyed under his direction in the eighteenth century, assembled in a single panel, cut into 24 parts, canvas-backed and folded to in-4 format, with copper-engraved label of the Paris bookseller Jean Goujon, who practiced from the end of the eighteenth century until around 1820. Portion of Cassini's map covering the region between Montreuil and Lens to the south, Calais and Nieuport to the north (plates no. 5, 6, 21, 22), thus including most of the localities that hosted the so-called "Boulogne camp" occupied by the army of the Ocean Coasts as part of Napoleon I's 1803 plan for a descent into England, which was maintained until 1805: Boulogne, Saint-Omer, Montreuil, Étaples, Ambleteuse (where the troops initially stationed in Bruges were placed).

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 15 - CARRIER (Jean-Baptiste). Autograph Apostille signed as Conventionnel en mission auprès de l'armée de l'Ouest (Nantes, December 1793, 3 lines) addressed to the bureau des classes de Nantes, on a letter addressed to him by Adjutant-General Jean François Xavier Mangen (Nantes, 23 frimaire an II - 13 décembre 1793, une p. in-folio , address au dos, deux petits manques de papier dus à l'ouverture sans atteinte au texte). Rare reminder of the terrible Carrier's presence in Nantes. When General Charette took Noirmoutier in October 1793, the Republicans feared that the island would be used by the English to organize a raid on France, and General Turreau organized an operation to recapture it. He entrusted brigade commander Nicolas-Louis Jordy and general Nicolas Haxo with the task: on the night of January 3 to 4, 1794, the royalists were defeated and Noirmoutier returned to the Republic. Jean François Xavier Mangen wrote to Jean-Baptiste Carrier: "You will please give the order to have the bureau des classes [in charge of Navy personnel] publish to all citizens who are part of the armament of the gabarres, and other vessels, concerning the attack on Noirmoutier, to join at once at the place of their destination at Paimbœuf [Nantes' main outport in the Loire estuary], under the most severe penalties, because according to the interview I just had with the chief engineer of the Navy, everything is ready and even most of the ships are already in Paimbœuf, and if it weren't for an end wind we would leave today to go there; The citizen named Degay [Marine engineer Pierre de Gay] has put into this operation all the intelligence and activity of a true republican. I have also informed General Haxo..." Jean-Baptiste Carrier forwarded the letter to the class office, with the following injunction in his own handwriting: "The class office will immediately comply with the contents of this letter and will report back to the people's representative within the day...". A person from the class office then noted for the record: "Donné ordre sur le champ de publier l'énoncé de la présente, et instruit le même jour le r[eprésentant] du p[euple] que son ordre avoit été mise à exécution."

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

Lot 16 - CASTRIES (Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix de). Autograph letter signed to the Comte de Bothorel. Nijmegen, December 9, 1793. One p. in-8 square. "I have received... the details that you kindly communicated to me on the movement of the royal army in Brittany, and for the fears that you have conceived of the different views that may direct a party in the operations that are being prepared in the situation in which we find ourselves. It is impossible to oppose the arrangements that are being made, even those that are contrary to the goal that one should be proposing, and when one does not have the strength to oppose, one must observe the greatest silence; you have therefore wisely done to contain the effects of your zeal, and I have no doubt that m[onsei]g[eu]r the c[om]te d'Artois will write to you in the same spirit. I hope that the political system which leads to the recognition of a monarchy without a king will not persist forever, and that the natural consequences of things will regain their rights. I have the honor of thanking you for your attention in informing me of the news that reaches you from our unfortunate country, and have that of being with a sincere attachment... your very humble and very obedient servant..." A liaison between the Chouans and the royal armies of the West and the Count of Artois, René-Jean de Bothorel was exiled to Jersey in 1790. Before the Revolution, he had been Attorney General of the States of Brittany. Marshal de Castries, exile companion of the future Louis XVIII. A friend of Jacques Necker, with whom he stayed at the start of his emigration, Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, Marquis de Castries (1727-1801) served in the army of the Princes, then as principal advisor to the Comte de Provence, the future Louis XVIII. He died in Wolfenbüttel in 1801. Nephew of Marshal de Belle-Isle, he had enjoyed a distinguished military career under the Ancien Régime, distinguishing himself in the Seven Years' War in Corsica, the Caribbean and Germany. Secretary of State for the Navy from 1780 to 1787, he made a major political contribution to the success of the American War of Independence.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 17 - CONDÉ (Louis-Joseph de Bourbon, prince de). Autograph letter signed to Anne-Louis-Henri de La Fare. Kapfenberg near Bruck-an-der-Mur [in Austria, 15 km from Leoben], December 31, 1800. One p. in-4 on a half-page column. "I beg M. l'év[êqu]e de Nancy to kindly send the included to Petersburg, by the first opportunity he can find.... We are awaiting our fate; if he has penetrated something, it will be a pleasure for him to tell me, through the return of c[om]te Alexandre de Damas [then an officer in Condé's army], he will also be able to write to me frankly what he thinks about all this, both for the present, and for the future. What events! And how dearly we pay for the blindness of selfishness and ambition! The North and the interior have always been and always will be our only resource; let's not despair..." Faced with countless difficulties, not least financial, the Prince de Condé placed his army of French émigrés at the service of Russia. Stationed for a time in Volhynia (at Doubno near Loutsk in today's Ukraine), it was employed as part of the second coalition in the Austro-Russian operations carried out in Germany, Switzerland and Italy in 1800. The Prince de Condé had to lead his men to Rottenmann in Styria, to defend the Enns line threatened by General Moreau's advance towards Vienna. Moreau's victory at Hohenlinden on December 3, 1800 led to the signing of an armistice at Steyr on December 25, 1800, and the withdrawal of Austrian troops from northern Austria. Discovered on his right, and threatened by a resumption of hostilities, the Prince de Condé left Rottenmann to march eastwards. France's leading royalist agent in Europe, Anne-Louis-Henri de La Fare (1752-1829) was bishop of Nancy before the Revolution. He was elected to the Estates General and defended the rights of the clergy, fiercely opposing revolutionary principles. He was one of the first to emigrate, taking refuge in Vienna in 1792 with a letter of recommendation from Marie-Antoinette. From 1795 onwards, he was Louis XVIII's chargé d'affaires in this capital, the relay for correspondence between the princes, and the main agent for émigrés on the continent. Returning to France in 1814, he continued to serve the interests of the former émigrés and took part in the reorganization of the Church of France. He was made chaplain to the Duchess of Angouleme, Archbishop of Sens, Cardinal, Minister of State and Peer of France.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 18 - CRIMÉE (Campaign of) and Italian Campaign. Manuscript. [Circa 1860]. Title and 37 ff. in-12 typeset in paperback. Diary kept by a captain of the 26th Infantry Regiment. - Crimean Campaign (ff. 1-21). The author of this manuscript served in the 1st brigade (General de Lourmel) of the 4th division (future Marshal Forey) of the Army of the East (Marshal de Saint-Arnaud). He reports on his actions and experiences between March 1854 and June 1856: crossing the Mediterranean via Malta and Constantinople, crossing the Black Sea... He recalls the cholera epidemic that broke out in Varna (on the coast of present-day Bulgaria). He then recounts his participation in the siege of Sebastopol, speaking of the actions of ambush snipers, but above all of the artillery duels ("the Russians open a terrible fire on our works, the earth trembles and the projectiles fall like hail"). He also reports on the battle of Inkermann on November 5, 1854, in which General de Lourmel was killed: "Today, the Russians made a general attack on the whole line to try to knock us into the sea. The cannonade was very intense between our observation army and the Russian army. The latter, after incredible efforts, was completely defeated in the Inkermann valley...". He also mentions the mythical charge of the British light brigade led by Lord Cardigan on October 25, 1855 (and later sung by Alfred Tennyson): "However, the English cavalry made a reckless charge against the Russians. They were very badly treated, our African chasseurs came to support them and enabled them to disengage after suffering very appreciable losses"). He never fails to remark on the places, the nature (quail and grapes near Balaklava, etc.), the people... - Italian campaign (ff. 2-37). His regiment took part in the campaign, but was not directly involved in the fighting, although its camp was subjected to enemy bombardment. As part of the Grandchamp brigade in the 2nd division (General Uhrich) of the 5th corps (Prince Napoleon), he left in May 1859, reaching Livorno by sea, then Mantua via Florence and Parma, before taking up a position facing the enemy at Peschiera. The author of the manuscript evokes the country, its beauties, the attitude of the population, very friendly to the French and hostile to the Austrians, even if he says he finds "the ladies... much more patriotic than the men". He returned via the Alps and Savoy.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 19 - . DAVID (Jacques-Louis). Autograph letter signed to the Prefect of the Tuileries Palace, Louis-François-Joseph de Bausset. S.l.n.d. One p. in-4; recipient's name crossed out, one ink bite. . DAVID (Jacques-Louis). Autograph letter signed to the Prefect of the Tuileries Palace, Louis-François-Joseph de Bausset. S.l.n.d. One p. in-4; recipient's name crossed out, one ink bite. 2 000 / 3 000 € From 1805 to 1808, David worked on his famous Rite of Napoleon and Coronation of Josephine at Notre-Dame de Paris, and exhibited it at the Salon of 1808. "I cannot express too much my surprise, or rather my just indignation, on reading this morning's article in the Journal de l'Empire, in which it reports on the visit which Her Majesty the Empress has deigned to honour with my studio. In the note I had sent, I spoke of no other person than Her M[ajesty] the Empress and of the satisfaction she had shown me on seeing my work. In the event... that Her Majesty would like to convince herself of this, I would be honored to send you the note which I gave to the journalists and which he has completely distorted. It was written and signed by Mr [Alexandre] Lenoir, administrator of the Musée des Augustins. As for the delicate manner, not sufficiently appreciated by you, with which you praise my painting..., we don't think the same... I make much of it, your heart and your face naturally express what they feel; one [wouldn't] say the same to all men. Notify them in the next week, or Tuesday or Wednesday, having to work on Monday with Mr de Beaumont..." In its entry of November 30, 1807, the Journal de l'Empire had adopted the following wording: "The painting of the Coronation, by M. David, is finished, S. M. l'impératrice went to see it yesterday 28. The Dukes of Mecklenbourg and Coburg, and several other foreigners of distinction, also went to admire this painting, said to be one of the finest works by the first of our painters." Major General Marc-Antoine Bonin de La Boninière de Beaumont appears in the coronation painting in Madame Mère's Lodge: his effigy was completed on January 4, 1808, when the Empress accompanied Napoleon I to admire the painting in his turn. Having served in the two Italian campaigns, then at Austerlitz and Jena, he was made Madame Mère's first squire (February 1806), senator (August 1807) and Count of the Empire (April 1808). One of the figures of the Imperial Court, Louis-François-Joseph de Bausset (1770-1835) was appointed Prefect of the Tuileries Palace in February 1805, then Grand Master of Marie-Louise's household. He followed her to Vienna in 1814, then to Parma (1815-1816). In 1827-1929, the Marquis de Bausset, whom Napoleon made Baron d'Empire in 1810, published Mémoires anecdotiques sur l'intérieur du Palais [...] pour servir à l'histoire de Napoléon (Anecdotal Memoirs on the Interior of the Palace [...] to serve the history of Napoleon), which met with great success, but which, in fact reworked by "dyers" including Honoré de Balzac, are open to question. From 1805 to 1808, David worked on his famous Rite of Napoleon and Coronation of Josephine at Notre-Dame de Paris, and exhibited it at the Salon of 1808. "I cannot express too much my surprise, or rather my just indignation, on reading this morning's article in the Journal de l'Empire, in which it reports on the visit which Her Majesty the Empress has deigned to pay to my studio. In the note I had sent, I spoke of no other person than Her Majesty the Empress, and of the satisfaction she had shown me on seeing my work. In the event... that Her Majesty would like to convince herself of this, I would be honored to send you the note which I gave to the journalists and which he has completely misrepresented. It was written and signed by Mr [Alexandre] Lenoir, administrator of the Musée des Augustins. As for the delicate manner, not sufficiently appreciated by you, with which you praise my painting..., we don't think the same... I make much of it, your heart and your face naturally express what they feel; one [wouldn't] say the same to all men. Notify them in the next week, or Tuesday or Wednesday, having to work on Monday with Mr de Beaumont..." In its entry of November 30, 1807, the Journal de l'Empire had adopted the following wording: "The painting of the Coronation, by M. David, is finished, and S. M. l'impératrice went to see it yesterday 28. The Dukes of Mecklenbourg and Coburg, and several other foreigners of distinction, also went to admire this painting, said to be one of the finest works by the first of our painters." Major General Marc-Antoine Bonin de La Boninière de Beaumont appears in the coronation painting in Madame Mère's Lodge: his effigy was completed on January 4, 1808, when the empress accompanied Napoleon to the coronation.

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Lot 20 - DELISE (Dominique-Jean). Signed as commander of the Quiberon peninsula, countersigned by Republican officers of his garrison including Gabriel-Constant Maire, René-Jacques Berthelot, Jean-Henry Skjölsdarm, Louis Sujol, addressed to the National Convention. Tavistock [in Devonshire, England], 12 thermidor an III [July 30, 1795]. 27 pp. in an in-folio pink silk-bound notebook; long splits at folds. The Quiberon affair. In June 1795, an army of émigré soldiers was landed by English ships and, supported by Chouans, attempted an incursion aimed at provoking a general uprising. After a few successes, including the capture of Fort Penthièvre (a defensive lock on the peninsula), the royalists were completely defeated in July: the fort was recaptured, followed by the entire Quiberon peninsula, and summary executions were carried out. Account of the capture of the peninsula by the émigrés. Dominique-Jean Delise, who was chief of legion of the Fougères National Guard, had been placed at the head of the Quiberon garrison and found himself at the center of the action: in the present document, he first paints a picture of the situation before the landing, insisting on the destitution of the Republican army (poorly armed and almost without food), then relates the events that unfolded from the arrival of the English ships in Quiberon harbor on 7 messidor (June 25, 1795). He underlines the isolation of Fort Sans-Culotte (the revolutionary name for Fort Penthièvre) due to the attack on Carnac, and recounts the military engagements, the talks held for the surrender of the fort with military honors, and finally the resumption of hostilities by the émigrés in violation of the truce obtained. Commandant Delise then explains how, seized and locked up with other Republican soldiers and officers in the Quiberon church, they were saved from a tragic fate by the English, who embarked them as prisoners on 16 Messidor (July 4, 1795). " ... Here are the details of the attack we sustained. On 12 Messidor [30 June 1795], at about 5.30 am, two frigates, a razed ship and six gunboats set sail and headed for our forts on the east coast. Two frigates and the razed ship attacked Fort Bec-Ruberenn [today Fort-Neuf, above Port-Haliguen], which is situated almost at the intersection of the southern and eastern lines of Quiberon; they put up a hell of a fight. This batt[e]rie, armed with four 24mm guns and a mortar, returned fire as best it could and hit the enemy, forcing them to withdraw. The Port-Aliguen batt[e]rie was also attacked, and the neighboring houses riddled with shells; it also returned fire, but its fire did little harm to the enemy, as its caliber was too small... The rest of the batt[e]ries were attacked; the enemy, having reconnoitred them all, moved on Fort Sans-Culotte at half past ten in the morning. He ceased his fire on the other points. He attacked the latter fort with great vigor. More than 150 cannon shots were fired. The fort only fired back to show it was on its guard, and as it only had 12-gun pieces, it wanted to let them get closer, but the enemy ceased firing altogether at midday. Remaining in the same position, however, until then we had no casualties, only a gunner slightly wounded in the hand, and a 24-gun dismantled. The enemy's station in these same points of attack led us to fear that they were after Fort Sans-Culotte, in order to seize the peninsula more infallibly. This fear was justified by the hundreds of small flatboats loaded with men which, following the attacking vessels, seemed to be prepared to disembark on the side of this fort. At the same time, I received the following advice from the fort's commanding officer: "We see three enemy columns in the fall. The ships seem to be lined up in front of us to attack us. Send us forces and food to resist. Signed Marie". In this state of affairs, I saw that there was no other party to take but to abandon the coast and have the forces guarding it fall back on Fort Sans-Culotte...". Another copy of this text, signed by the same people, is mentioned by Charles-Louis Chassin as being kept in the army archives, but comprising 34 pp. of a different format (ƒtudes documentaires sur la RŽvolution fran aise. Les Pacifications de l'Ouest, Paris, P. Dupont, Ier vol. 1896, pp. 16-17).

Estim. 7 000 - 8 000 EUR

Lot 21 - DERIOT (Albert-François). Autograph letter signed to future Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bessières. Cairo, 30 fructidor an VII [September 16, 1799]. 3 pp. 1/2 in-4, trace of tab in margin of last page. Very fine letter illustrating the disarray of the men left behind in Egypt after Bonaparte's departure accompanied by officers like Bessières on August 22, 1799. "My dear commander, I have received your letter dated current 6th, which informs me of your departure for France; this news came as a surprise to me, as I had not expected it. You told me that you didn't know where you were going; however, you told me one day, when I told you that I was doing well and that I felt strong enough to make the journey, that I should stay in Cairo to gain strength, and that I would go to Upper Egypt with you. All this must lead me to believe that you had decided that I should stay with the rest of the corps. However, you were aware of the state of my affairs in France and my desire to see my family again, which can only subsist on the fruits of my savings. But I must no longer complain, since I think you have done it for the good of those who are with me, and this will not diminish the friendship... I have devoted to you forever, and I hope you will not forget the good people you have left behind. They are all counting on you to speed up our return to France. [Deriot goes on to give details of the changes in the composition of the Guides corps since Bessières' departure...]. General Kléber had first said that he would be obliged to incorporate us, as all the saddles of the horses you had left when you embarked had been stolen, but fortunately some were found at the Gizeh workshop. Which means that we are preserved. We've set up the music and these young people don't seem happy that you've left them here; but they have to do as the others do, which is to take their side. You know that when you left, you took everything that was left in the till, and we haven't been able to get a penny, and I don't even know when we'll be paid. [He goes on to give guarantees about the maintenance of accounting, record-keeping and troop discipline...]. We sold all the officers' effects, and the q[uarti]er-m[a]re was in charge of everything that each sale produced. He made duplicates, inventories, and packets of the money due to each. As for the debts you have left, you can rest easy; they will be paid, but you haven't told me about them all. Caillet is asking for much more, Laroche ditto, Gasquet is asking for a hundred francs for a horse. And others whose names are not in my memory. Adieu, mon cher command[an]t, je vous prie de ne nous oublier pas auprès du général en chef [Napoléon Bonaparte] affin que nous puissions bientôt rejoindre vous. I send you my love... If you go to Paris, I beg you to stop by my wife's house... and if she needs anything, please let her have it. I will keep you informed when I arrive... All the officers have asked me to tell you many things on their behalf... All is very quiet here..." Battalion commander and later brigade commander in the Guides of the General-in-Chief of the Army of the East, Albert-François Deriot distinguished himself in several important engagements, was wounded at the siege of Saint-Jean-d'Acre (1799) and at the battle of Heliopolis (1800), and remained in Egypt until the end of the campaign. He initially served under Jean-Baptiste Bessières, commander of the Guides until his departure. On his return to France at the end of the campaign, he held various positions, notably in the Guard. He was made Brigadier General in 1811, Major General in 1812, Chamberlain to the Emperor in 1813, and Chief of Staff of the Imperial Guard during the Hundred Days.

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Lot 22 - DESAIX (Louis-Charles-Antoine). Autograph manuscript. [Egypt, between 1798 and 1800]. 12 pp. folio. Long memoir on the means of perpetuating the conquest of Egypt, by the conqueror of Upper Egypt. "In all the possible circumstances of a conquest, the conqueror must seek to increase it by all possible means in order to have more means to contain the vanquished, to repair his losses. The Egyptian army must seek this means more than any other, so it must be concerned above all with increasing it as much as possible. In a country of vast plains where the heat is excessive, marches must be very long for the troops, very tiring and capable of consuming many people. We must therefore try to avoid infantry marches, and increase cavalry. The former can be achieved by having plenty of camels for mobile columns, and plenty of cavalry. I would therefore like to concentrate on recruiting the latter, arming it perfectly and putting it in a very good fighting condition, especially by perfecting its exercises and the handling of its weapons, making it capable of fighting a greater number of men than it has and defeating them. So we need to focus on... 1° recruiting it, 2° arming it with lances, 3° defending it with defensive weapons, 4° finding the means to exercise it... 5° remonte..." General Desaix then goes into great detail about his plan. For recruitment, in particular, he suggested incorporating Greeks, Syrians and "Barbarians" with the promise of land allotments in exchange, and also proposed collecting slaves (black or otherwise), young Mamelukes and destitute orphans, but also envisaged forced enlistments among the populations of rebellious villages. He recommended making recruits literate to increase their effectiveness. Rare autograph manuscript of this brilliant general, who died at the age of 31 at the battle of Marengo (1800). On General Desaix, see also nos. 12 and 13 above, Bonaparte (Napoléon).

Estim. 6 000 - 8 000 EUR

Lot 23 - [DODE DE LA BRUNERIE (Guillaume)]. Set of approximately 30 pieces. 1793-1847. Some of these pieces glued to others in the margins. Concerning the marshal's career. - Brevet de capitaine signed by Director Étienne-François Le Tourneur and Minister of War Claude-Louis Petiet (1796); letter announcing his appointment to the rank of captain 1st class, signed by General François-Étienne Damas (Cairo, 1799); letter announcing his appointment to the post of deputy director of fortifications, signed by War Minister Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1801); letter announcing his appointment to the rank of battalion commander, signed by War Minister Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1802); brevet confirmatif de chef de bataillon, signed by Napoléon Bonaparte (secretary), countersigned by Minister of War Louis-Alexandre Berthier and Minister Secretary of State Hugues-Bernard Maret (1803); letter announcing his appointment to the rank of colonel, signed by Minister of War Louis-Alexandre Berthier (Schönbrunn, Austria, December 29, 1805); letter announcing his appointment to the rank of brigadier general, signed by Major General of the Grande Armée Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1809); 2 letters announcing his appointment to the rank of brigadier general, signed by Minister of War Henry Clarke (1809); letter announcing his appointment to the honorary rank of lieutenant-general, signed by General Pierre-Antoine Dupont de L'Étang as Minister of War (August 24, 1814); brevet de lieutenant-général, signed by Louis XVIII (scratch) and countersigned by Minister of War Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult (January 31, 1815); letter announcing his appointment to the rank of lieutenant-general, autographed by Louis-Victor de Blacquetot de Caux (April 30, 1815); letter announcing his appointment to the rank of lieutenant-general, signed by War Minister Louis Nicolas Davout (May 4, 1815); letter announcing his elevation to the rank of Marshal of France (1847); extract from Louis-Philippe I's order elevating him to the rank of Marshal of France, signed by War Ministry director Marie Joseph François Mahérault (1847). - 5 military booklets: completed and signed notably during the Egyptian expedition (in Alexandria from June to October 1800), during the first Austrian campaign (in Donauwörth in Bavaria on October 22, 1805, in Stockerau near Vienna on November 23, 1805, Brünn today Brno in the Czech Republic near Austerlitz on January 2, 1806). - Service records, etc.

Estim. 1 200 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 24 - [DODE DE LA BRUNERIE (Guillaume). Set of about twenty pieces. 1808-1824. Some of these pieces glued to others in the margins. Concerning the marshal's titles. - Baron de l'Empire: letter announcing that he had been named Baron de l'Empire, signed by Jean-Jacques Régis Cambacérès as Archchancellor of the Empire (1808); decree from Napoleon I awarding him a majorat attached to the title of Baron on property located in Westphalia, in copy signed by Jean-Jacques Régis Cambacérès and countersigned by Jean-François Pierre Dudon as Secretary General of the Conseil du sceau des titres (1809). - Pair de France: extract from Louis XVIII's decree elevating him to the dignity of peer of the realm, signed by the President of the Council of Ministers Joseph de Villèle (1823); letter announcing his elevation to the dignity of peer of the realm, signed by the President of the Council of Ministers Joseph de Villèle (1823); letter announcing that the King has granted him a pension from the funds of the Chamber of Peers, signed by the President of the Council of Ministers Joseph de Villèle (1824). Attached, 3 congratulatory letters on the occasion of his elevation to the peerage, from Charles Dorlodot Des Essarts (who, like him, took part in the siege of Saragossa in 1809, the battle of Polotsk in 1812, the Italian campaign of 1814, and was with him as aide-de-camp during the blockade of Cadiz in 1823), Antoine Héraclius Agénor de Gramont, duc de Guiche (who served in Spain as aide-de-camp to the duc d'Angoulême), etc.

Estim. 700 - 900 EUR

Lot 25 - [DODE DE LA BRUNERIE (Guillaume). Set of about twenty pieces. 1807-1843. Some of these pieces glued to others in the margins. Concerning the decorations of Marshal Dode de La Brunerie. - Order of the Legion of Honor: letter announcing that Marshal Massena has requested his promotion to the Order, signed by General Nicolas Léonard Bagert Beker as Chief of the General Staff of the V Corps (Prasnitz, now Przasnysz north of Warsaw in Poland, 1807); letter announcing that Napoleon I has made him an officer (Château de Finkenstein, now Kamienec in Poland, 1807); brevet de commandeur, signed by Louis XVIII (scratch) and countersigned by, among others, Marshal Étienne Macdonald as Grand Chancellor (1817); letter accompanying the dispatch of his brevet de commandeur, signed by Marshal Étienne Macdonald as Grand Chancellor (1817); letter announcing that the Duc d'Angoulême, General-in-Chief of the Army of the Pyrenees, has appointed him Grand Officer, signed by General Armand Charles Guilleminot as Major-General of this army (Madrid, 1823); letter confirming his appointment as grand-officer, signed by Marshal Étienne Macdonald as grand-chancellor (1823); brevet de grand officier signed by Louis XVIII (scratch) and countersigned by Marshal Étienne Macdonald as grand-chancellor (1823); letter accompanying the dispatch of his brevet de grand officier, signed by Marshal Étienne Macdonald as grand-chancellor (1824); 2 letters announcing that he has been raised to the dignity of grand-croix, signed by Marshal Nicolas Jean-de-Dieu Soult as President of the Council and then Minister of War (1843); letter announcing that he has been sent the brevet de grand-croix, signed by Marshal Maurice Gérard as Grand Chancellor (1843). With an autograph color plan by Guillaume Dode de La Brunerie depicting "the disposition of the troops of the Armée des Côtes, at the camp de Boulogne, on the occasion of the distribution of the 1,700 decorations of the [Légion d'honneur] awarded by the Emperor in person" on 28 thermidor an XII [August 16, 1804]. - Ordre de Saint-Louis: letters of knighthood, document signed by Louis XVIII and countersigned by General Pierre-Antoine Dupont de L'Étang as Minister of War (June 27, 1814); letter informing him that the Duc d'Angoulême, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of the Pyrenees, has appointed him Commander, signed by General Armand Charles Guilleminot as Major-General of this army (1823). - Military Order of Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria: decree appointing him knight, signed by King Maximilian I of Bavaria (1807). - Order of Military Merit of Bavaria: letter announcing that Louis XVIII had authorized him to wear the knighthood, signed by Marshal Étienne Macdonald as Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor (1823). - Order of Charles III of Spain: brevet de chevalier grand-croix signed by King Ferdinand VII and countersigned by several persons (1823); letter informing him that the King has confirmed the provisional authorization granted to him by the Duc d'Angoulême to wear the decoration of chevalier grand-croix, signed by Marshal Étienne Macdonald as Grand Chancellor of the Legion of Honor (1824). - Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky of Russia: knighthood patent signed by Tsar Alexander I (1824, in Russian with translation attached); letter informing him that Louis XVIII had authorized him to wear the knighthood decoration (1824).

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

Lot 26 - DODE DE LA BRUNERIE (Guillaume and family). Important collection of approximately 850 letters and documents. 18th-19th centuries. A very important collection, rich in information about the marshal and his family, as well as the history of the Dauphiné region, where the marshal was a prominent figure. - Dode de la Brunerie (Guillaume). Set of around 130 letters to his family, including 2 from Egypt, 3 from the Marseilles lazaretto on his return from the Egyptian expedition, 2 from the Austrian campaign (October 1805 and January 1806), one from the Prussian campaign (November 1806, "... since the battle, there has been no more resistance from the Prussians... we have taken almost all the corps of the Prussian army, wholesale or retail.... it's a real hunt, we're hunting them down on all sides like wild beasts, and they're surrendering like sheep"), one from the Polish campaign (1807), 3 from Spain (1809-1810, "those enraged men from Saragossa who gave us so much trouble for two months have finally tired of a war whose relentlessness is unparalleled; they've surrendered... I do not regret this circumstance, because I took an active part in it, and I believe I contributed something to the success..."), 2 from the Russian campaign (Königsberg and Elbing, December 1812), one from Italy (March 1814, "You would like to see this Italian army in France, but it is much more useful here. It contains two enemy armies twice as numerous..."), one from Spain (1823, "We continue our triumphal march amid acclamations, dances, songs and demonstrations of all kinds of joy carried to the last degree of exaltation..."). I thought that seven years of war and occupation of Spain by the Franks and the English... had greatly changed the ideas of the Spanish people and considerably reduced the influence of the clergy on their opinion... Cities are rare in this country, and enlightened people are even rarer in cities. So the influence of the clergy had no difficulty in making this ignorant and stupefied people cry 'Long live the absolute king'..."). With a few autograph notes and drawings concerning private affairs. - Correspondence received, mainly by Guillaume Dode de La Brunerie, some 230 letters from French and foreign personalities: Grand Marshal Henri-Gatien Bertrand (1841), Minister of the Interior Lazare Carnot (1815, secretary's signature, concerning the dispatch of a copy of the Description de l'Égypte), General François Joseph Kirgener de Planta (1809-1810), Minister of the Interior Camille de Montalivet (1837), General Nicolas Oudinot (1849, thanks for congratulations on the expedition to Rome which he commanded in chief), general Joseph Rogniat (1823), general duke Ignacio Jaime de Sotomayor (1811, chamberlain and grand master of ceremonies to King Joseph Bonaparte), politician and historian Adolphe Thiers (1841, concerning the loan of documents relating to the history of the Revolution and Empire), future marshal Jean-Baptiste Philibert Vaillant (1849), and so on. Around a hundred of these letters congratulate Guillaume Dode de La Brunerie on his elevation to the rank of Marshal (1847). They are addressed to him by the future Marshal de Castellane, Baron Pierre-Paul Denniée, Charles Auguste Frossard (future general, future aide-de-camp to Napoleon III and future governor of the Prince Impérial), General Gaspard Gourgaud (Napoleon I's former companion in exile on St. Helena), General d'Empire Jean-Gabriel Marchand, General Auguste Moreau, future Marshal Adolphe Niel, Admiral Albin Roussin, future Marshal Jean-Baptiste-Philibert Vaillant, and more. Some of these letters concern the dispatch of his lithographed portrait or the writing of biographical notes. - Family correspondence: around 300 letters, including almost 110 from the marshal and a few from Count Guéheneuc, marshal Lannes' father-in-law; correspondence concerning the marshal's nephew, Guzman Dode, etc. - Miscellaneous papers, 18th-19th centuries, approx. 120 items: livre de raison et de comptes of Jean Dode, the marshal's ancestor (first half of the 18th century, bound in an in-folio parchment volume, completed by other hands), the marshal's will, the maréchale's will and inventory of her possessions, notarized documents, business letters, etc. - Printed matter, nineteenth century, approx. 70 stapled booklets: Guillaume Dode de La Brunerie, rapports et opinions à la Chambre des pairs de 1826 à 1836 (several duplicates); Auguste Moreau, Notice sur le vicomte Dode de La Brunerie, maréchal de France, 1852, 2 stapled copies, each with handwritten dispatch; a few booklets by other authors, mainly on the subjects ab

Estim. 4 000 - 5 000 EUR

Lot 27 - EGYPT (campaign of) and others. - DODE DE LA BRUNERIE (Guillaume). Autograph manuscript. 21 floréal an VI-5 thermidor an XI [10 mai 1798-24 juillet 1803] and s.d. Approx. 165 pp. in-12 in a paperback notebook in soft card cover covered with dominoté paper. Diary kept mainly in Alexandria during the Egyptian campaign. The future marshal first wrote a short introduction in the style of historiographical accounts, still naming the campaign "Expedition known as the Mediterranean Coast Expedition", with lists of ships, officers (including "comrades"), or scholars. The main body of the text then takes on the form of a diary. Stationed in Alexandria, Guillaume Dode de La Brunerie records the actions of the French, Turks and English as he knew them, mentioning for example the battles of Aboukir (1799 and 1801), Heliopolis and Canope, which is extremely useful for understanding what an officer on the spot might have known and thought about the events of the campaign. This diary is a first-hand source for the final period of the campaign, when General-in-Chief Menou withdrew to Alexandria before capitulating. Guillaume Dode de La Brunerie recounts the English bombardments from ships in the harbor and from high ground, the ravages of scurvy among the soldiers, the discussions among the command and the negotiations leading up to the capitulation. Guillaume Dode de La Brunerie reembarked for France in October 1801 on the same English ship as the future Grand Marshal Bertrand. At the end of the volume, he has devoted a few pages to compiling an itinerary of his travels, an account of expenses, and a commented list of the miners' and engineers' officers he met during this campaign. Finally, the future Marshal Dode de La Brunerie adds a few details of his professional and private movements after his return to France, until his departure for the Boulogne camp. illustrated with 5 original drawings (pen and ink): sketch of the battle of Heliopolis (1800), plan of the battle of Aboukir (1801), 2 plans of the battle of Canope (1801), a small level plan of the environs of Alexandria. Attached, from the same source, an autograph plan entitled "Plan de la rade et presqu'isle d'Aboukir avec la position et les mouvemens des vaisseaux français et anglois au combat du 14 thermidor an 6e [1er août 1798], ainsi que celle de l'armée turque débarquée le 27 messidor et détruite à la bataille du 7 thermidor an 7e [25 juillet 1799]". Black, brown and red ink, with watercolor wash highlights, 52 x 43 cm, sheet cut into 4 parts, canvas-backed and folded to in-4 format with autograph title page; a few tears. This plan was engraved on copper and published by Denain and Delamare around 1830-1831.

Estim. 800 - 1 000 EUR

Lot 28 - EGYPT (Campaign of). Set of 3 printed pieces. - Bonaparte (Napoleon). Order of the General-in-Chief. From the imprimerie de l'armée navale, aboard the Orient, [1798]. Printed broadside, some tears. Dated 3 Messidor An VI [June 21, 1798] aboard the Orient, these provisions prohibit disorder and looting by troops in Egypt. - Bonaparte (Napoleon). Order of the General-in-Chief. De l'imprimerie de l'armée navale, à bord de l'Orient, [1798]. Broadside printed, some tears. Dated 6 Messidor An VI [June 24, 1798] aboard the Orient, these provisions are to be observed after disembarkation, concerning mainly horses and camels, but also Mamelukes, the seizure of tax coffers, and discipline. - Bonaparte (Napoleon). Proclamation by the General en Ghef [sic]. De l'imprimerie orientale et française d'Alexandrie, [1799]. In-folio printed folder, printed header illustrated with a woodcut effigy of the French Republic. Dated from headquarters in front of Acre on 28 Floréal Year VII [17 May 1799], it congratulates the Army on the capture of Acre, and announces that new trials await it against "part of the West".

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 29 - EGYPT (Campaign of). Set of 2 printed pieces. - Marmont (Auguste-Frédéric-Louis Viesse de). Place d'Alexandrie. The general commanding Alexandria, orders the following. From the Imprimerie orientale et française d'Alexandrie. Printed broadside, printed letterhead illustrated with a woodcut vignette of the French Republic. In this order dated Alexandria, 30 frimaire an VII [20 décembre 1798], the future Marshal Marmont, then commander of the Place d'Alexandrie, specifies the internal regulations that will come into force there. - Menou (Jacques-François de Boussay de). Menou, general-in-chief, to all the el-Beled cheykhs of Egypt. [Cairo], s.n., [1800]. Small broadside, 2-column bilingual printing in French and Arabic; wetness due to prophylactic operations carried out in the lazaretto. Dated Cairo, 7 nivôse an IX [December 28, 1800]. Delay of payment granted to sheikhs to pay their annual duty.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 30 - EGYPT (campaign). Set of 8 printed pieces. - Bonaparte (Napoleon). Convention between the French Republic represented by the citizen general-in-chief Bonaparte on the one hand. And the Order of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem. [Malta, June 1798]. S.l.n.n., [1798]. In-folio, 4 pp; margins creased with tear. - Bonaparte (Napoleon) et al. Expédition de Syrie jusqu'à la prise de Jaffa. À Alexandrie, de l'Imprimerie orientale et française, an VII [1799]. 18-(2 blank) pp. wet from prophylactic operations carried out in the lazaretto. Agendas and reports. - Bonaparte (Napoleon). [...] to the Executive Directory. [Egypt, 1799]. In-8, 8 pp. in sheets. On his Syrian campaign. - Kléber (Jean-Baptiste) and François-Étienne Damas [his aide-de-camp]. Report to the French Government. Au Kaire, de l'Imprimerie nationale, [1800]. In-8, (2 of which the second is blank)-65-(one blank) pp. stapled; wetness due to prophylactic operations carried out in the lazaretto. - Kléber (Jean-Baptiste)]: Recueil des pièces relatives à la procédure et au jugement de Soleyman el-Hhaleby, assassin du général en chef Kléber. Au Caire, de l'Imprimerie nationale. An VIII [1800]. In-8, 47-(one blank) pp. paperback; wetness due to prophylactic operations carried out in the lazaretto. - Kléber (Jean-Baptiste)]: Courrier de l'Égypte. N° 72. 9 messidor an VIII [28 juin 1800]. Au Kaire, de l'Imprimerie nationale [1800]. Small in-4, 4 pp. Account of General Kléber's funeral. - Marcel (Jean-Joseph)]. Vocabulaire français-arabe. Au Kaire, de l'imprimerie nationale. An VII [1798 or 1799]. Small in-8, 80 pp. paperback in strong paper cover; some soiling and wetness. - Menou (Jacques-François de Boussay de). Ordre du jour. December 1800. 2 pp. folio, printed letterhead illustrated with a copper-engraved vignette of the French Republic. Sanctions to be taken, on complaint of the Divan of the Sheikhs and Ulama of Cairo, against French men or women who expose their nudity in public.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 200 EUR

Lot 31 - SPAIN. - DODE DE LA BRUNERIE (Guillaume)]. Manuscript and 3 maps, autographed. The future Marshal Dode de La Brunerie took an active part in the siege of Saragossa (1808-1809, completed under the orders of Marshal Lannes), working on trench construction, first under the direction of General Lacoste, then on his own. - Autograph manuscript entitled "Rapport historique sur les attaques de la rive droite". 3 pp. 1/2 in-folio. Very detailed report: "... Our troops having penetrated the city at two different points, the state of affairs changed in nature, and the artillery was no longer able to support as effectively the progress of the attacks and the war of chicanery to which we were reduced, in order to advance from house to house, and lodge in the convents. However, fireworks were carried into the city through the breaches, and several batteries were built in the streets and in the rubble of the houses, both for the attack on the right and that on Saint-Ingracio [the basilica of Santa-Engracia]... From January 30 to February 8, the attacks on the city made constant progress; but although well supported by the use of mines, and the well-directed fire of the little artillery it was possible to employ, this progress was slow and above all very deadly...". - Autograph map entitled "Siege of Saragossa. Plan des attaques exécutées contre le faubourg de Saragosse sur la rive gauche de l'Èbre par les troupes du 5e corps aux ordres [du] Duc de Trévise du 31 janvier au 21 février 1809, jour de la capitulation". Oblong folio, black, blue and red ink with watercolor highlights, 64 x 46.5 cm. - Autograph map entitled "Sketch of the environs of Saragossa". Black and red ink with watercolor wash highlights, 34 x 29 cm on tracing paper mounted on strong paper; some tears. - Autograph map entitled "Plan de la ville et des environs [de] Saragosse indiquant la position [des] 3e et 5e corps de l'armée d'Espagne ainsi que les travaux du siège depuis le 21 décembre 1808, époque de l'investissement jusqu'au 21 février 1809, jour de la reddition de la place". Black, red and blue ink with watercolor highlights, 42 x 48 on tracing paper mounted on strong paper; some missing.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 32 - SPAIN (campaign of) and around. Set of approximately 25 pieces. Interesting set from the 1823 campaign. - Tofiño de San-Miguel (Vicente). Set of 13 copper-engraved maps from his Atlas marítimo de España [Madrid, Dirección de hidrografía, 1789]. In-plano or in-folio, most in oblong format. Either: Carta esférica de la costa de las Asturias desde Punta Calderón hasta Punta de Mugeres. Hook. - Carta esférica de una parte del océano Atlántico comprehendida entre 14° 00' y 44° 10' de latitud N[orte] y desde 11° 00' de longitud al E[ste] de Cádiz hasta 48° 10' al O[este]. - Carta esférica desde c[ab]o S[a]n Vicente hasta c[ab]o Ortegal. - Carta esférica de las islas de los Azores ò terceras. - Carta esférica de la costa de España, desde cabo de Gata hasta cabo de Oropesa. - Plano de la plaza y puerto de San Sebastián, capital de la provincia de Guipuzcoa ; situado el castillo de La Mota en la lat[itu]d n[orte] 43° 19' 30' y longit[u]d 4 18 00 oriental de Cadiz. Marginal foxing. - Plano de la concha de Gijón situada la hermita de S[an]ta Catalina. - Plano de la ciudad, puerto, y arsenal de Cartagena. 1788. Fading. - Plano del puerto de pasages, situada su embocadura en latitud N[orte] 43° 20' 10'' y longitud de 4° 21' 30'' al E[ste] de Cadiz. - Plano del puerto de Santander situado muelle de la ciudad en lat[itu]d n[orte] 43° 28' 20'' y longit[u]d oriental de Cadiz 2° 36' 10''. - Plano del puerto de Cadiz. - Plan del puerto de Cadiz. Different scale from above. Map completed with handwritten section; a few cracks at folds, one with restoration, some marginal wetness. - El Puerto de Mahon y su costa, desde cala Murta hasta cala Rafalet, ruinas del Castillo de Sn Felipe, baterias existentes y los campamentos, trincheras, y baterias del ultimo sitio. These maps remained the most accurate of their kind until the middle of the 19th century, and proved invaluable for visualizing Wellington's siege of San Sebastian, for example, or the blockade of Cadiz and capture of the Trocadero in 1823. - Rosily de Mesros (François-Étienne de). Plan hydrographique de la baie de Cadiz levé en 1807, sous la direction du vice-amiral Rosily par le lieutenant de vaisseau [Ange] Raoul, et l'élève hydrographe [Alexandre-Pierre] Givry. [Paris], au dépôt général de la Marine, 1811. Oblong copperplate engraved folio. Label of the Paris bookseller Jean Goujon. - Plan de la nueva y antigua división de España, de su población actual, y distancias de unas capitales de provincia á otras. Madrid, imprenta de D. M. de Burgos; se vende en las librerías de Rodriguez y Matute, y en la imprenta del editor, 1823. One p. in-folio oblong printed. - Angoulême (Louis-Antoine d'Orléans, Duc d'). General order of the army. [Spain, November 1823]. One printed folio p.; woodcut coat of arms of France on header. Order dated Oiartzun in the Spanish Basque Country, November 22, 1823: "La campagne being happily concluded by the deliverance of the King of Spain and by the capture or submission of the places of his kingdom, I express to the army of the Pyrenees, in leaving it, my deep satisfaction for the zeal, ardor and devotion it has shown on all occasions, as well as for the perfect discipline it has constantly observed. I am happy to have been placed by the King at the head of an army which is the glory of France [...]". - Letras para canto, en obsequio de S. A. R. el señor duque de Angulema á su triunfante de regreso por la M. N. y M. M. L. ciuda de Burgos. Cantico de gratitud. Burgos: imprenta de Ramon de Villanueva, año de 1823. One p. folio, printed on silk with pink silk edging. - Hauptoul (Anne-Marie de Montgeroult, comtesse d'). Vers à Son Altesse Royale monseigneur le Duc d'Angoulême, libérateur de l'Espagne. Paris, de l'imprimerie de Firmin Didot, 1823. Printed booklet in-8, 8 pp. in pink paper wrappers. Handwritten letter from the author. - Dode de La Brunerie (Guillaume). Précis des opérations militaires dirigées contre Cadix, dans la campagne de 1823. Paris: Anselin et Pochard, 1824. In-4, (4 of which the 2 versos are white)-60 pp. bradel hardback (Devillers relieur) with publisher's printed paper cover; binding a little rubbed. First edition. 2 out-of-text lithographed plates: a map of the surroundings of Cadiz and a plan of the Trocadero attack. Handwritten letter from the author to Bertin-Henri-Joseph Bayart, chef de bataillon du Génie. Provenance: Albert de Rochas d'Aiglun (1837-1914), who was a lieutenant-colonel in the Engineers, administrator of the École Polytechnique, and married a grandniece of Marshal Dode de La Brunerie. - Set of 9 letters received by Guillaume Dode de La Brunerie as follows

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 33 - ITALY (Campaign of). 2 printed plates and a handwritten plan. April 1814. When Prince Eugène still hoped to retain the kingdom of Italy. The viceroy held out for a long time against the Austrian thrust into Italy, winning the battle of the Mincio, but constantly having to retreat. The Senate's dismissal of Napoleon I on April 3, 1814 and the emperor's abdication, sanctioned by the Treaty of Fontainebleau on April 11, prompted Prince Eugène to sign an armistice with the Austrians on April 17, guaranteeing the return of French troops to France under General Paul Grenier. Despite long months of muted popular discontent, particularly with conscription, the Viceroy hoped to maintain his position in Italy, and appealed to the Allies, counting on the support of his father-in-law, the King of Bavaria. However, the kingdom's Senate was divided between supporters of the French, Austrians and Italian unity without foreign tutelage, and an anti-French riot broke out as the army left the capital. On April 23, Prince Eugene signed an agreement with Austria to cede his strongholds, and on May 30 the Treaty of Paris handed over the Kingdom of Italy to Austria. - Beauharnais (Eugène de). Proclamation of S. A. I. le prince vice-roi d'Italie". Mantua, printed by the heir Pazzoni, [April 1814]. Small broadside. Proclamation dated Mantua, April 17, 1814: "French soldiers! Long misfortunes have weighed upon our homeland. France, seeking a remedy for its ills, has returned to its ancient aegis [i.e. the Bourbon monarchical regime]. The feeling of all her sufferings is already fading for her in the hope of the rest so necessary after so much turmoil. On hearing the news of these great changes, your first glance goes to your beloved mother, who calls you back to her bosom. French soldiers, you are about to return to your homes. It would have been sweet of me to be able to bring you back. In other circumstances, I would not have yielded to anyone the task of leading to rest the brave men who have followed with such noble and constant devotion the paths of glory and honor. But in parting from you, I have other duties to fulfill. A good, generous and faithful people [the Italian people] claim the remainder of an exist[e]nce that has been devoted to them for nearly ten years. I no longer pretend to dispose of myself, as long as I can take care of their happiness, which has been and will be my life's work. French soldiers, by remaining in the midst of this people, you can be sure that I will never forget the trust you have shown me in the midst of danger, as well as in the most difficult political circumstances. My attachment and gratitude will follow you everywhere, as will the esteem and affection of the Italian people [...]". - GRENIER (Paul). Agenda. [Mantoue], from the heir Pazzoni, [April 1814]. In folio. Order of the day issued in Mantua on April 18, 1814 as commander-in-chief of the French troops in the Army of Italy: "French soldiers! The proclamation of His Imperial Highness the Prince Viceroy of Italy has made known to the army the reasons which oblige it to return to France. It is announced that great changes have taken place in our homeland, but nothing official on this subject has yet reached us. While we wait for the line of our duties to be drawn, let us continue to walk the path of honor, maintaining the calm, noble and proud attitude which has earned us the esteem of the Prince, the people of Italy, his army and even the enemy. The Government's orders will undoubtedly reach us before we reach our frontiers, but our duty is to obey, we have no need to deliberate; by not giving in to foreign suggestions, by not deviating from the path of honor, by preserving that discipline which distinguishes the French army, the fatherland will again see an army worthy of itself and always ready to defend its cause [...]". - Pizzighettone: handwritten color plan. Black ink with watercolor highlights, 24.5 x 33.5 cm. This stronghold of the Kingdom of Italy controlled the passage of the Adda River north of Piacenza.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 34 - [JOSÉPHINE (Empress)]. Set of two letters addressed to her. Beautiful letters from the wife and father-in-law of Prince Eugène de Beauharnais, viceroy of Italy, son of the empress and adopted son of Napoleon I. - Bavaria (Augusta de). Autograph letter signed to Empress Josephine. Palais de Monza [near Milan], September 18, 1806. "Mr de La Feuillade [Pierre-Raymond-Hector d'Aubusson de La Feuillade, chamberlain to Empress Eugenie, on his way to Florence to take up his post as French minister to the Queen of Etruria, Elisa Bonaparte] gave me Your Majesty's letter, which could not have been more kind, It has filled me with joy, and the joy you have deigned to show for the happiness I shall soon experience in becoming a mother has not diminished it [Augusta of Bavaria would soon give birth to Prince Eugène's first child, Joséphine, future Queen of Sweden, on March 14 1807]... My respectful homage to His Majesty the Emperor..." (3 pp. in-4 on paper from the English firm of Charles Dobbs bearing an embossed frame with tinted border on the first page). - MAXIMILIEN I OF BAVIERE. Autograph letter signed to Empress Josephine. Nymphenburg Castle near Munich, June 3, 1807. "Your Imperial Majesty never ceases to give me marks of kindness and friendship, the latest consignment of exotic plants sent to me by his orders is proof of this..." He then mentions the death of Empress Josephine's grandson, Napoléon-Charles Bonaparte, son of Hortense de Beauharnais and Louis Bonaparte, as well as the birth of Joséphine de Beauharnais, first child of Prince Eugène and Augusta de Bavière (one p. 3/4 in-4).

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 35 - LOUIS XVI. Testament de Louis XVI. In London: printed by W. Bulmer. For M. Peltier, [probably 1816]. Approximately 51.5 x 47.5 cm; framed under glass. Printed on silk, nominative copy for Madame Hantley. The monarchist Jean-Gabriel Peltier, publisher of the Acts of the Apostles, emigrated to London in 1792, returning temporarily to Paris after the fall of the Empire, and then permanently in 1820. The London printer William Bulmer practiced from 1790 to 1819. Header, engraved portrait of Louis XVI by Mariano Bovi after Pierre-André Le Suire. He had already been employed in London in 1792 to decorate a book published by Jean-Gabriel Peltier, Dernier tableau de Paris, ou Récit historique de la Révolution du 10 août. This copy was presented at the Château de Versailles during the Marie-Antoinette archduchess, dauphine and queen, bi-centennial exhibition, held from May 16 to November 2, 1955 (printed label with handwritten additions from the Château de Versailles, and letter signed by the museum's chief curator expressing his thanks for the loan). Print missing from the De Vinck collection. Provenance : Prince Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge (named on the label affixed at the exhibition), with a note in his hand on the verso of the frame stating: "Le Testament de Louis XVI, imprimé sur soie à Londres [...] était dans les archives de mon grand-père Charles". Joint: [Louis XVI. Testament]. S.l.n.n., [1816]. 4 pp. in-4, dry-stamped with the royal coat of arms and the name of Louis XVIII. Signed letter from Élie Decazes, as Minister of the General Police, to Napoléon Bessières, Peer de France and son of the Marshal.

Estim. 2 500 - 3 000 EUR

Lot 36 - LOUIS XVIII (Louis-Stanislas-Xavier de Bourbon, comte de Provence, future). Autograph letter signed "Louis Stanislas Xavier" [probably to Ivan Matveyevitch Mordvinov, Russian Minister in Venice]. Verona, May 11, 1795. In-8 square. "I learn with pleasure... of your arrival in this country; an opportunity to communicate with a person honored as justly as you are by the esteem and kindness of Catherine II and to send my wishes to this august sovereign by a sure direct way, is infinitely precious to me. However, as I fear that the mission with which you are charged will not allow you to turn aside and come all the way here, I am sending you M. le comte d'Avaray, who knows the contents of the enclosed letter, and who will be able to make up for anything I may have omitted and give you any explanations you may desire. Sending him to you is for me (apart from the pleasure of making your acquaintance personally) the same thing as going to see you myself, I owe him my life and my freedom, he is the dearest friend I have in the world, he knows my thoughts as well as I do, he is perfectly discreet, he is as fair-minded as he is well-built, so you can have the same degree of confidence in him as you have in me, either for what he tells you on my behalf, or for what you see fit to communicate to him. I beg you... never to doubt my perfect esteem, nor all my other feelings for you..." It was Count Mordvinov who obtained permission from Austria for Louis XVIII to settle in Verona. One of Louis XVIII's closest friends in emigration, Claude-Louis de La Châtre (1745-1824) belonged to a family of very high nobility from the Berry region. Marshal of camp before the Revolution, he was elected deputy to the Estates General, but soon went into emigration. He made several military attempts, first forming an army of émigrés (disbanded in 1793) and then the Loyal-Émigrant regiment (wiped out at Quiberon in 1795). He entered the service of Louis XVIII, who accredited him as confidential agent to King George III in 1807. During the First Restoration, he was made General and Minister Plenipotentiary in London, then, during the Second Restoration, Duke and Peer of France, First Gentleman of the Chamber, Minister of State and member of the Privy Council. Written one month before the death of Louis XVII on June 8, 1795, and the proclamation of the Count of Provence as king under the name of Louis XVIII.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 37 - LOUIS XVIII. Letter signed "Louis" [to Charles Joseph Du Houx de Viomesnil]. Blankenburg [east of Leipzig], then in the States of the Duke of Brunswick, June 6, 1797. 3/4 p. in-4. "Far from seeking... to harm what may be advantageous to you, I shall myself contribute to it with the greatest pleasure, but I cannot yet know what influence the peace which seems soon to be concluded may have on the fate of my army and on the other ways in which I could employ your zeal and your talents. I confess that I am reluctant to see you embark on a career which would prevent me from disposing of you from one moment to the next, but if, once peace is concluded, I foresee that your services might not be useful to the State for some time, I would see you take advantage of the generous offers of the Emperor of Russia with true satisfaction...". The future Marshal de Viomesnil (1734-1827), who, before the Revolution, fought in Germany, Corsica and America, served in Martinique, took part in the Condé army's emigration campaigns, entered the service of Russia in (1798), then Portugal. Louis XVIII made him Peer de France (1814) and Marshal (1816).

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 38 - MAYENCE (Siege of). [DODE DE LA BRUNERIE (Guillaume de)]. Autograph manuscript and map. - Autograph map entitled "Plan de Mayence et de ses environs avec la position des camps et ligne de contrevallation des troupes françaises pendant l'hiver de l'an 3e... et été suivant". Black and brown ink with watercolor highlights. Approx. 48 x 67 cm, folio cut into 9 parts of different sizes, canvas-backed and folded to square in-8 format, with autograph title page. - Autograph manuscript entitled "Quelques notes pour accompagner le plan de Mayence et la position de l'armée française devant cette place pendant l'an 3e". 6 pp. 1/4 in-4. " ... The plan shows the square of Mainz with all its forts and advanced earthworks built by the enemy since the last siege. It then shows the French camps according to their various divisions. The troops were constantly barraged. The part of the castrametation left up to the adjutants-general has not been well cared for, as the plan indicates...". He goes into extremely precise detail about the layout of the camp and the operations in which he himself took part.

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

Lot 39 - NAPOLÉON I. Letter signed "Np" to Grand Marshal Henri-Gatien Bertrand. Portoferraio, June 30, 1814. One p. in-4. The emperor was having a residence built in Longone, including an apartment for the empress, whom he still thought he could bring near him. Napoleon I first stayed at the town hall in Portoferraio, then acquired three residences: the main one in Portoferraio, the Villa dei Mulini, a second one inland at San-Martino (where the Grand Marshal Bertrand was also housed), and a third one at Longone on the south coast, a former Spanish citadel where he stayed from September 5 to 21, 1814. He also stayed temporarily in Monte-Giove, near the hermitage of La Madonna del Monte, from August 23 to September 4 - where he was visited by Marie Walewska. Finally, in Portoferraio, he reserved another home for his mother, the Casa Vantini. "I'm sending you the plan of the house in Longone [today Porto-Azzurro, a port town on the island of Elba]; I've laid out the layout as well as can be done on a plan. On the 1st floor, there is only room for 3 apartments, a large 8-room apartment, 1 with 6 rooms for the empress and the other with 3 rooms. I think we can make 4 on the first floor, but we'll have to redesign the layout so that we can make at least 8 or 10 apartments to house the entire House, while retaining a beautiful apartment for the grand marshal, a lounge and a billiard room for the House. There is room for kitchens, pantries and storerooms. I would like you to present me with the final layout. It will be necessary for you to go with the plan to Longone. At the same time, you will see the expenses that have been incurred, and you will decide on the budget for the refurbishment, with the person in charge..." The Treaty of Paris of May 30, 1814 granted sovereignty over Elba to the deposed emperor, who landed there on May 3, 1814. He immediately set up a monarchical regime on the island, assisted by several leading figures of the First Empire, including the former Bertrand as Minister of the Interior, in charge of civil affairs. As usual, he worked tirelessly to organize his estate, until February 26, 1815, when, despite an active network of spies around him, he managed to leave the island for France with a handful of loyal followers, including Henri-Gatien Bertrand.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 40 - NAPOLÉON I. Letter signed "Np" with 2 autograph words, addressed to Grand Marshal Henri-Gatien Bertrand. "À la Madonne" [at Monte-Giove, on the island of Elba], August 30, 1814. 1/3 p. in-4. "Remettez [de sa main, l'empereur a biffé "envoyez" corrigé en "remettez"] les 10.000 f. of bills of exchange on Rome given to you by sr Peyrusse [Guillaume-Joseph-Roux Peyrusse, intendant of the island of Elba, former treasurer general of the Crown], to your banker sr Sisto, who will have them aquitted [in his hand, the emperor crossed out "recevoir" corrected to "aquitter"] and who will debit your account with them..."

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 41 - ODIOT (Charles-Nicolas) and others. Set of 7 invoices in the name of the Countess de Sérent. Including: 4 pieces issued by the Odiot silverware firm in Paris, 3 of which signed (1829-1830) for stewing spoons, a fillet fork, sugar tongs, a fish knife, starter dishes, a sauce boat, etc. ; 2 pieces issued by the Enault silverware house in Paris (1828 and 1829) for table ends, a mustard pot, a stove; and a signed piece issued by the Gavet cutlery house (1828) in Paris for 6 dessert knives.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 42 - RUSSIA (campaign). - DODE DE LA BRUNERIE (Guillaume). 3 signed autograph manuscripts and 2 autograph cards. - Signed autograph manuscript entitled "Note rectificative de ce qui a été publié sur l'incendie de Polotsk, lorsque dans la nuit du [19] novembre le 2ème corps a évacué cette position pour repasser sur la rive gauche de la Dwina". June 1849. This correction refers to a passage in Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire militaire sous le Directoire, le Consulat et l'Empire, published by Marshal Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr in 1831 and reprinted by Marquis Georges de Chambray in his Histoire de l'expédition de Russie (1838 edition), who accused the Legrand division of having signaled the French positions by setting fire to its barracks, whereas this fire was a decoy lit on the orders of Guillaume Dode de La Brunerie as part of the reorganization of a defensive line through the city, and this stratagem facilitated the evacuation of the city by the French. Marshal Dode de La Brunerie gives us his first-hand account: "... This is how it happened before my very eyes! (5 pp. folio in a pink silk-bound notebook). - Signed autograph manuscript entitled "Note complétive de celle qui se trouve au bas de la page 179 volume 5 des Mémoires militaires du maréchal Gouvion St-Cyr, campagne de Russie". June 1849. Guillaume DOde de La Brunerie explains how, by extraordinary chance, the English naval captain Willoughby was recognized under Russian uniform among 1,400 men taken prisoner by General von Wrede (head of the Bavarian cavalry and later of the entire Bavarian troop), by a French officer who had already come across this character during fighting in Mauritius (2 pp. folio, on one sheet of paperback with the above manuscript). - Signed autograph manuscript entitled "Notes historiques sur quelques circonstances de la campagne de Russie et de la retraite de Moscou". June 1849. Concerning Napoleon I's decision to continue the retreat via Borissov on the Berezina, despite the fact that a strong Russian presence was reported there. Marshal Dode de La Brunerie goes into great detail, describing the disorder of the retreat, the dismay of the men, and his meeting with Napoleon I at Orcha: "... Admitted to hand over the dispatches he was carrying, General Dode answered the various questions the Emperor put to him in a council attended by the Major-General [Louis-Alexandre Berthier], the King of Naples [Joachim Murat], Prince Eugène and General [Antoine-Henri de] Jomini. It was there that the question was debated as to which route would be used to reach Wilna, the route through Minsk having been occupied by Tchitchagof, who had seized this town on the 6th... [He then transcribed the dialogue he had with Napoleon I in a house shortly before entering Toloczyn:] The Emperor: ... It is only by following the direction through Borisow that we can hope to avoid these dangerous encounters, and it is the only route by which I turn my back on all those who pursue me... [Guillaume Dode de La Brunerie explains that he wanted to present the Emperor with his superior choice of attacking General Wittgenstein to open up the road to Vilnius via Lepel, but says he was interrupted by the arrival of Berthier and Murat and had to leave the scene]...". An autograph note reads: "Remis une copie de ces notes à Mr Thiers, en juin 1849" (8 pp. in-folio, in a pink silk paperback notebook). - Autograph map of Polotsk and surrounding area. Black ink and watercolor highlights, 62 x 68 cm, splits at folds with restorations on verso. With indication of troop and battery positions and the field they covered. - Map of Viazma in Moscow, transferred in his own hand by Guillaume Dode de La Brunerie. Black ink with watercolor highlights. Narrow oblong folio with fold-out appendix on tracing paper, mounted on strong paper. Joint: - Map entitled Tableau des opérations de la Grande Armée depuis le 8 août jusqu'au 20 8bre 1812 (marche de Smolensk à Moscou). [Paris, Jean-Baptiste-Étienne-Élie Lenormand, ca. November 1812]. Copper-engraved plate, hand-colored. Oblong folio. Second map of a set of two. With 2 printed sheets, one a caption for this map, the other a caption for the first map missing here.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 43 - SAINT-DOMINGUE. - HUMBERT (Jean-Joseph-Amable). Letter signed to the President or Vice-President of the Paris Chamber of Commerce. Château du Crévy near Ploërmel [in Morbihan], 15 ventôse an XII [6 mars 1804]. One p. folio; foxing and dusty margins. Dealing with the victorious blacks in Saint-Domingue to save what could be saved from colonial trade. After the slave insurrection of 1791, and the failure of the 1802-1803 expedition sponsored by Bonaparte, the western part of the island came under the control of the black general Jean-Jacques Dessalines, who proclaimed independence on January 1, 1804. However, some French troops still remained in the eastern part of the island, under the command of General Ferrand. "Citizen, the impossibility of subduing the colony of Saint-Domingue by force of arms, and the fear of seeing the great advantages offered by this colony pass into foreign hands, lead me to propose to you the means of calling it back to the mother country. Although the agents of the Government, as inept as they are unfaithful to their duties, have exercised all kinds of vexations against the blacks, I have no doubt that, by skilful negotiation and by sending them an agent in whom they can place their trust, we could thwart the plans of the United States, of England and even of a large part of the Creoles who are not in the case and who do not even wish to fulfill their commitments to the French trade. The short time I spent in the colony enabled me to appreciate and even to perceive that the chiefs were devoted to the French trade and always intended to serve it in preference to any other. If you were to ask the Government to allow you to send an agent to France, I would be happy to advise him on the steps and means to be taken to ensure the success of an undertaking that would give you back some of your fortunes, which you must consider lost without such a step. Moreover, the course of action I propose can only accelerate a prompt recovery in the colony; the continuation of a war can only lead to its total destruction...". The Paris Chamber of Commerce, freshly created by Bonaparte's decree of February 25, was placed under the nominative presidency of Nicolas Frochot, Prefect of the Seine, and under the effective direction of vice-president Pierre Vignon, who was also president of the Paris Commercial Court. Dominated by the wealthy bourgeoisie of merchant-bankers, this Chamber was linked to liberal economists, and interested in sponsoring major maritime operations, favorable to colonial ventures. A republican and abolitionist, General Humbert (1767-1823) led a colorful life: after taking part in operations against emigrants disembarking at Quiberon (1795), he distinguished himself in the Irish Expedition (1798) and served in Helvetia (1799), then in Saint-Domingue (1802), where he was accused of prevarications, liaisons with housing managers and rebel chiefs. It seems that he protested against the torture of the black general Morpas (Maurepas) and the flogging of prisoners, and that he sometimes took initiatives without orders, thus upsetting part of the high command. In any case, General Leclerc sent him back to France, where he was dismissed - the fact that he had shared the same return boat with Pauline Bonaparte, who would not have remained insensible to his charms, is said to have precipitated his disgrace. He joined Jean Lafitte's piracy crew in the Gulf of Mexico for a time, then served in the War of 1812 on the side of the United States against England (on the staff of future President Andrew Jackson), as well as in the Mexican War of Independence against Spain. He died in New Orleans.

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

Lot 44 - TALLEYRAND-PÉRIGORD (Charles-Maurice de). Letter signed "ch mau taleyrand prince de benevent" as Minister of Foreign Affairs, addressed to Édouard Bignon, Minister Plenipotentiary at Cassel in Hesse. Mainz, October 14, 1806. One p. folio. Announcement of the brilliant French successes opening the Prussian campaign: the battle of Schleiz (October 9) won by Marshal Bernadotte with the help of Murat's cavalry, over the Prussian-Saxon forces of Prussian general Bogislav Friedrich Emanuel von Tauentzien, and the battle of Saalfeld (October 10) won by Marshal Lannes over the Prussian vanguard of Prince Louis-Ferdinand of Prussia, who lost his life. "I have the honor of informing you, Sir, that the first engagements have taken place against the Prussians: that they have been entirely to our advantage and have already produced very important results. It is only for your own information that I am sending you the first reports: you may, however, communicate them orally to the Ministry of the Elector, but you will note that nothing I write to you is to be printed. General Tauenzien's corps of six thousand Prussians and three thousand Saxons was attacked and overwhelmed by the vanguard of the French army commanded by the Grand Duke of Berg [Murat, at the battle of Schleiz]. The Saxons suffered considerable losses. It was noted that the Prussians had placed a Saxon battalion between two Prussian battalions to secure them and force them to fight against their will. Other engagements took place all along the line. They were all equally brilliant. The enemy lost many men. Prince Louis-Ferdinand of Prussia was killed [at the battle of Saalfeld]. Thirty-two pieces of cannon were captured from the Prussians and a large number of prisoners taken...". A fine missive reinterpreting the facts in a way that served Napoleon I's purposes in Germany. The content of this letter was to be communicated orally to the Elector of Hesse, an insecure ally of France on Prussia's borders: Talleyrand thus insisted on Prussian losses, on the Saxons' unwillingness to fight against the French, and gave full credit for the Schleiz victory to Murat, who had become sovereign prince in Germany as Grand Duke of Berg at the gates of the Electorate of Hesse. At the end of the campaign, the Electorate of Saxony would enter the French-controlled Confederation of the Rhine and be elevated to the rank of kingdom, while the Electorate of Hesse, which did not oppose the Prussians' passage, was invaded by Marshal Mortier's troops and largely transformed into the Kingdom of Westphalia entrusted to Jérôme Bonaparte.

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

Lot 45 - BEAUX-ARTS. Set of 7 signed autograph letters. Statuary artist Lorenzo Bartolini (1823, about "two finished statues"), painter Léopold Boilly (1828), Édouard Detaille (2 letters, 1900 and n.d.), Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1824, to the Marquise de Pomereu about her portrait he wished to exhibit at the Salon), Joseph-Benoît Suvée (1792, to complain about the price the Société des amis des arts proposed to pay him for a commissioned painting), Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc ("March 16", about the capitole dungeon in Toulouse), Adolphe Yvon (1853, about his painting Le Premier Consul descendant les Alpes to Napoléon III and exhibited at the Salon).

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 46 - GIRON Mathieu. Au Roy, sur le sacre de Sa Majesté (...) où il est traicté de la Sainte Ampoulle (sic). Lyon, Guichard Juilliéron et Thibaud Ancelin, 1594; in-8, 32 pp. in late 19th-century dark brown morocco binding, smooth spine with hazelnut morocco binding throughout, morocco linings au naturel with cold-stamped arms in the center and numeral in the corners, gilt edges (Chambolle-Duru). First edition of this precious and very rare account of the coronation of King Henri IV. As the city of Reims was in the hands of the Ligueurs, the coronation took place in Chartres Cathedral. Several texts of this kind were published after the coronation to support the King's accession, despite numerous breaches of coronation protocol. As for the publisher, Julliéron, he was widely known to be in favor of Henri IV. Antique portrait of the King in profile, engraved by Legrand (circa 1720). A luxurious copy bound in morocco, lined with the coat of arms of Count René de Galard de Béarn, whose ancestors had helped Henri de Navarre - then known as le Béarnais - to ascend the throne. Ex-libris in red morocco. Not included in Baudrier's repertory of 16th-century Lyonnais books - Ruggieri, 326. - Olivier, Hermal et Roton, Manuel de l'amateur de reliures armoriées françaises, pl. 2137 - Cat. Galard de Béarn, Part III, 1921, no. 94.

Estim. 500 - 800 EUR

Lot 47 - . LARMESSIN Nicolas de. Les Augustes représentations de tous les roys de France depuis Pharamond jusqu'à Louis XIIII dit le Grand. Paris, Bertrand, 1688; small paperback in-folio, period gray cover with spine made from a re-used antiphonal leaf. Collection of 66 large portraits of the kings of France since Clovis, engraved and accompanied by captions, also engraved.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 48 - LE GRAS Simon. Procès-verbal du Sacre du roi Louis Quatorze du nom. Soissons, Hanisset, 1694; small square in-8 of [4] ff., 1 bl. f., 27 pp, contemporary old red morocco, gilt fillets framing the boards, large coat of arms in the center, ornate ribbed spine, gilt edges, modern plexiglas case. A very rare record of the coronation of Louis XIV, unknown in the Ruggieri catalog, which is nevertheless quite complete. The author was bishop of Soissons and had himself crowned Louis XIV. The aim was to defend the right of the bishops of Soissons to crown the kings of France against the ecclesiastics of Reims. A very fine copy bearing the arms of Achille III de Harlay (1639-1712), first president of the Parlement de Paris and friend of Madame de Maintenon. He was one of the most important figures of the Grand Siècle and possessed a splendid library, most of which was bequeathed to the Jesuits. Signature Fabio [Brûlart de Sillery] évêque de Soissons at the bottom of the printed dedication - Olivier, Hermal et Roton, Manuel de l'amateur de reliures armoriées, pl. 744, fer 3.

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

Lot 49 - RÉGNAULT Emile. Histoire des sacres et couronnements de nos rois, faits à Reims... Reims, Regnauld Florentain et François Godard, 1722; 2 parts in one vol. small in-8, bound in the style of the 18th century, half hazelnut calf with small corners, spine decorated with gilded fleurons, red parts, entirely untrimmed. Rare first edition. Description of the protocol of coronations and account of the various ceremonies from Clovis to Louis XV, all mixed with anecdotes. A good copy.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 50 - MENIN Nicolas. Traité historique et chronologique du sacre couronnement des rois et des reines de France. Paris, Bauche et Pépingue, 1723; small in-8 contemporary marbled calf, gilded arms in the center of the boards, ornate ribbed spine, red parts, blue speckled edges. Very rare first edition, with an anonymous intaglio frontispiece. The work, by a member of the Parliament of Metz, describes the various stages of the coronation and contains an extensive account of Louis XV's coronation. According to Quérard, "it contains much research and erudition". Quérard, La France littéraire, VI, p. 41, erroneously gives the date 1722. A copy on which the Pavé de Vandeuvre family had its coat of arms affixed in the 19th century. The library of this northern family is said to have housed over 20,000 volumes. Engraved bookplates: Des Gannes de Saint-Didier, Roland Thibaut, Robert Thibaut.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 51 - Coronation of Louis XV (Le), roy de France et de Navarre dans l'église de Reims le dimanche 25 octobre 1722 [Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1731]; folio of [73] pages, contemporary binding in green morocco, gilded decoration framing the boards, gilded arms in the center, crowned numeral in the corners, spine decorated with crowned L numerals, interior roulette, gilded edges, Plexiglas folder with red cloth spine and flaps (Bound by Padeloup jeune, place Sorbonne in Paris). Magnificent illustrated account of the coronation of Louis XV. It was not until nine years after the event that this jewel in the crown of old regime celebration books was published. It is fully engraved and comprises 34 leaves of text (title, dedication, captions and descriptions, tables), 9 double plates depicting the key scenes of the day, from the King's rising to the nocturnal feast, and 30 single plates depicting the principal actors of the coronation in their ceremonial garb. The text by Antoine Danchet precisely describes the decorum of the various stages of the coronation. The figures are engraved by Cochin, Tardieu, Larmessin and some of the kingdom's finest engravers, after Pierre Dublin and Pierre Josse. Paper label bearing the name of Padeloup jeune on the last leaf - Paper scratch on plate 6. A very fine copy bound in green morocco, signed Padeloup, with the arms and cipher of Louis XV. Copies in this color are extremely rare - this appears to be the copy in the Ruggieri collection (n°546), described in Padeloup's green morocco. The catalog states: "Much sought-after for the beauty of its 9 large plates, numerous portraits and text frames".

Estim. 12 000 - 15 000 EUR

Lot 52 - WEIS Jean-Martin. Représentation des fêtes données par la ville de Strasbourg pour la convalescence du Roi. Paris, Laurent Aubert, 1745; broadside, contemporary red morocco binding, large gilded rocaille decoration framing the boards, arms of Louis XV in the center of the boards, arms of Strasbourg in the corners, ribbed spine decorated with crowned L numerals, interior lace, gilded edges, modern plexiglass folder with red cloth spine and flaps. A splendid book published the day after Louis XV's convalescence. After falling seriously ill in Metz in 1744 and given up for dead, he miraculously recovered in Strasbourg, where he was transported. The book, commemorating the unprecedented festivities held in this city in October, describes the most spectacular scenes: feasts, parades, fireworks displays, etc. The volume features a title frontispiece, an equestrian portrait of the king after Parrocel, 11 double plates engraved by Le Bas after Jean-Martin Weis, engraver for the city of Strasbourg, and 20 engraved text pages set in fine rocaille-style frames. The bookbinder Padeloup was commissioned to design a model of decorated binding for luxury copies destined for high dignitaries. The copy is enriched with a rare colored proof. Ex-libris in red morocco. Ruggieri, n°574.

Estim. 15 000 - 20 000 EUR

Lot 53 - Cérémonies anciennes et nouvelles du sacre des rois de France. Paris, 1775; in-8, contemporary binding in tiger calf, with gilded arms in the center of the boards, ornate smooth spine, red parts, red edges. Original edition remained anonymous. Interesting section on the Children of France crowned during their father's lifetime. Pleasantly bound with the coat of arms of Charles de Barbarat de Marizot, President of the Parliament of Metz from 1764 to 1771. Following the ceremonial is a short poem by Dorat (8 pp.) published in 1774, entitled Le Nouveau Règne, ode à la Nation. Very discreet restoration at the head. Guigard, Bibliothèque héraldique de la France, 2121 - Olivier, Hermal et Roton, Manuel de l'amateur de reliures armoriées françaises, pl. 268.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 54 - PATAS Charles-Emmanuel. Sacre et Couronnement de Louis XVI à Reims le 11 juin 1775 ; précédé de recherches sur le sacre des rois de France, depuis Clovis jusqu'à Louis XV et suivi d'un journal historique de ce qui s'est passé à cette auguste cérémonie... Paris, Vente et Patas, 1775 ; in-4 de xii-148 pp., 91-[1] pp.., [19] ff. of captions, 8 pp. (transport of the Holy Ampoule), contemporary red morocco, gilded fillets framing the boards, fleurs-de-lis at the corners, arms in the center, spine ribbed and decorated with fleurs-de-lis with olive patch, gilded edges, modern case with a window revealing the coat of arms. This is a famous festive book that Louis XVI, with a humility that was to prove unlucky, wanted to be less lavish than those of his predecessors. In particular, he requested that the format, traditionally in plano or in-folio, be reduced to in-4. The volume contains an accurate account of the nerve-wracking coronation ceremony, a brief history of the coronation of each Capetian, a description of the role of each official during the ceremony, and more. It is decorated with an engraved title, a frontispiece, 39 costume plates, 9 beautiful double-page court scenes, a double plate of coats of arms and 14 header vignettes, all engraved on copper by Patas. The often-missing folded map of Reims is included. A luxurious copy in large paper, covered with a fresh binding bearing the arms of Louis XVI. Ruggieri, 606 - A smaller edition also exists, but in the in-4 copies "the proofs are very superior (...) and the figures have frames" (Cohen II, 785). Provenance : Chaponnière Collection, Sotheby's, 2019, no. 134.

Estim. 4 000 - 6 000 EUR

Lot 55 - [LEBER Constant]. [Des cérémonies du sacre, ou Recherches historiques et critiques]. [Paris et Reims, Baudouin et Frémau, 1825]; in-8 with 36 plates, bound circa 1840, midnight blue half calf, smooth spine decorated with gilt faux-nerfs and fleurs-de-lis, untrimmed. Factitious collection of 36 plates illustrating the coronation of Louis XVI, re-engraved from the official volume published in 1775. It comprises 30 (of 33) plates of costumes worn by dignitaries of the kingdom, 5 beautiful double-page court scenes, a double plate of crowns and attributes of the coronation (this one engraved by Couché fils) and a view of Rheims Cathedral.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 56 - LEBER Constant. Des cérémonies du sacre, ou Recherches historiques et critiques... Paris et Reims, Baudouin et Frémau, 1825; in-8, contemporary binding in blond calf, boards framed in bold and light gilt fillets with scrolls at the corners, gilt arms in the center of the upper board, gilt cathedral on the lower board, spine with false nerves decorated with fleurons and arms, gilt edges. An interesting work inspired by the renewed interest in coronations following the accession of Charles X the previous year. It features a frontispiece view of Rheims cathedral, 33 plates of costumes worn by dignitaries of the kingdom, 5 beautiful double-page court scenes, and a double plate of coronation crowns and attributes (this one engraved by Couché fils). Attractive binding decorated with the coat of arms of Reims, with special iron depicting the cathedral. Freckles, a few dark spots on the spine of the first cover.

Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

Lot 57 - [BÉVY Joseph]. Histoire des inaugurations des rois, empereurs et autres souverains de l'univers... Paris, Moutard, 1776; in-8, marbled calf, gilded arms in the center of the boards, ornate ribbed spine, red edges. First edition with 14 plates representing a total of 81 ceremonial costumes, engraved after drawings by Rieg. The binding bears the arms (stamped circa 1830) of Jacques-Aimé Poulhariez Cavanac, who died in 1833. some restorations to the binding - engraved bookplate of Godefroy de Montgrand. "Numerous fine figures, curious for the costumes" (Ruggieri, n°152) - Olivier, Hermal et Roton, Manuel de l'amateur de reliures armoriées françaises, pl. 1101.

Estim. 500 - 800 EUR

Lot 58 - [BÉVY Joseph]. Histoire des inaugurations des rois, empereurs et autres souverains de l'univers... Paris, Moutard, 1776; in-8, contemporary red morocco binding, gilded fillets framing the boards, gilded arms in the center, ornate ribbed spine, gilded edges, modern case with a window to reveal the arms. First edition with 14 plates showing a total of 81 ceremonial costumes based on drawings by Rieg. Dazzling red morocco binding with the coat of arms of Louis XVI, still very fresh. The printed dedication to the Princess of Chimay does not appear in this copy. Was she displeased, even though she was Marie-Antoinette's lady-in-waiting? This leaf (a2) has not been bound in this copy, a fact not mentioned in previous catalogs in which this book is described. Bookplate of James Toovey, bibliophile bookseller who bought Gosford Castle in 1878 with its library, one of the finest in England. Modern bookplate JFC (Jean François Chaponnière, Sotheby's sale 2019, no. 68). "Numerous and pretty figures, curious for the costumes" (Ruggieri, no. 152). Saffroy, I, 1227 - Colas, Bibliographie du costume, I, 320.

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Lot 59 - Coronation of S. M. l'Empereur Napoléon (Le) dans l'église métropolitaine de Paris, le XI frimaire an XIII, dimanche 2 décembre 1804. Paris, circa 1810-1815, small 39-pl. broadside, English binding circa 1830, eggplant long-grained morocco, succession of gilt and cold frames on the boards with eagles, bees and N in the inner lace, Napoleonic arms in the center, ribbed spine decorated with the same symbolic motifs, bold and lean inner fillets, bright pink moire linings and endpapers, gilt edges, modern plexiglas folder. Very rare suite of engravings intended to illustrate the coronation narrative. This book fell victim to the overzealousness of its designers, who wanted to match the sumptuousness of the volumes published for the coronations of Louis XIV and Louis XV; when Napoleon fell, it was still unfinished. Under the Restoration, Louis XVIII offered a few copies to the Imprimerie Royale, often with different layouts, in sheets or bound, and the book fell into oblivion. The volume presented here is complete with the 39 plates intended for illustration, printed before the letter, a particularly rare condition. The first title plate differs from the one described by Monglond (Bibliographie des livres publiés sous la Révolution et l'Empire): in the cartouche where Monglond describes the imperial couple in a chariot, we have Napoleon placing the crown on Josephine's head. Seven large figures depict different scenes of the day; the following ones portray figures in ceremonial costume. They are engraved by a host of the finest engravers after Isabey, Percier and Fontaine. A very precious copy bound for Pauline Bonaparte, with handwritten inscription from the first half of the 19th century: Pauline Bonaparte copy, Proofs (i.e. state of proofs) on the first endpaper. It seems to have passed before or after Pauline's death into the collections of friends Lord and Lady Holland. Montholon saw the book on a visit to Holland House in 1821. He was moved and wrote to his hosts: "to see the number and quality of the innumerable souvenirs and reminders of what was the glory of the Emperor (...) but especially the discovery of the work, now magnificently bound by your care, of the Coronation of His Majesty on December 2, 1804...". (letter in private hands). According to research by a previous owner, Henry Fox Stangways, Earl of Ilchester, a cousin, inherited Lady Holland's estate in 1845. In an estate list from 1959 - after the death of the 6th Earl of Ilchester - we find works spared by the flames following the German bombardment in 1940 that destroyed Holland House, the Boxer Codex of 1501, but also, the Rite of the Emperor... It still appears after the death of the 7th Earl of Ilchester in 1964 in the estate inventory.-Some foxing.

Estim. 15 000 - 20 000 EUR

Lot 60 - DAVID Louis. Sale of the painting of the coronation of Napoleon. Paris, Paul Chevallier commissaire-priseur and Georges Sortais, peintre-expert, 1898; 2 bifolios held together by a silk ribbon. Very rare prospectus announcing the sale of Davis's painting, offered at Georges Petit's gallery, rue de Sèze, Paris, on May 31, 1898. This painting, a duplicate of the original, is now conserved at the Château de Versailles. This painting, begun in 1808, was completed in Brussels, where David had taken refuge, in 1822 - A very rare document, in the form of 2 double-folded folios (4 pp.), one printed, the other with a reproduction of the painting.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 61 - MASSON Frédéric. Livre du sacre de l'Empereur Napoléon. Paris, Goupil, 1908; in-4, green morocco decorated on the boards with wide gilded lace and Napoleon's coat of arms in the center, ribbed spine decorated with gilded crowns and bees, gilded morocco inner frame, red silk lining and endpapers, gilded edges, cover, boxed green basane chagrinée decorated with Napoleon's coat of arms (Durvand). High-quality publication with plates after Isabey and Fontaine: 6 color costumes and 7 double-page scenes. It was intended to compensate for the absence of the original party book (described above). A deluxe copy, one of 50 printed on Japon, with 35 additional portraits: 4 in color and 31 in sepia. The volume is bound in morocco with Napoleon's coat of arms, perfectly preserved in its green morocco slipcase. Bookplates from two important collections: the heraldic collection of Olivier Le Bas and that of Cortland Bishop.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 62 - PINOTEAU Hervé. Le Sacre de S. M. l'Empereur Napoléon. Notes historiques. Paris, éditions du Palais-Royal, 1969; small folio, green morocco, gilt roulette and fillets, bee at the corners, Napoleon's coat of arms in the center, ribbed spine decorated with N and crowned eagles, interior roulette, ivory moire lining and endpapers, gilt edges, slipcase (H. Pinoteau - O de Eynde). Reprint of the original, which is impossible to find because it was published over more than ten years and completed after the fall of the Emperor. It is given by H. Pinoteau with notes. The original engravings, numbering 39, plus 13 for the decorations of Notre-Dame, are very well reproduced. The work is of rare technical perfection. One of 16 deluxe copies printed on Japanese imperial paper, bound in bright green morocco, with 4 color portraits added. Very fresh.

Estim. 500 - 800 EUR

Lot 63 - PINOTEAU Hervé. Le Sacre de S. M. l'Empereur Napoléon. Notes historiques. Paris, éditions du Palais-Royal, 1969; small folio, cover decorated with gilded Napoleonic arms, green cloth folder, green cloth case decorated with framed gilded fillets, bee at corners, Napoleon's arms in center. Reprint of the original, which is impossible to find, as it was published over ten years and completed after the Emperor's fall. It is given by H. Pinoteau with notes. The original engravings, numbering 39, plus 13 for the decorations of Notre-Dame, are very well reproduced. The work is of rare technical perfection. One of 1,500 numbered copies on pure vellum ragpaper, sent by the annotator to Mr. and Mrs. Garout. Feuille de Douai, no. 574, November 29, 1804, announcing the news of the coronation (4 ff. in-8, flyleaf).

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 64 - Documentation. Reunion of 3 volumes. RUGGIERI. Catalog of rare and precious books in the library of E. F. D. Ruggieri. Paris, Labitte, 1873 - 1,200 books described. Bound at the end, 4 other catalogs on the same subjects. Copy of the subject bibliographer Paul Langeard. Half white vellum. GOURARY. Splendid ceremonies. The Paul and Marianne Gourary collection of illustrated fête books. Christie's June 12, 2009. 570 issues described. SEGUR. Procès verbal de la cérémonie du sacre et du couronnement de Napoléon. Paris, Imprimerie Nationale, 1993; in-8 midnight-blue basane maroquinée, midnight-blue edges - Quality reprint, annotated by Jean Tulard. First copy, one of 100 on Rivoli chiffon, in publisher's binding.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 65 - LAMORT Anne. Imperial bindings. Gérard Souham's Napoleonic Library. Preface by S.A.I. la princesse Napoléon. Paris, Monelle Hayot, 2004; in-4 red cloth, dust jacket, green cloth case. Essay on the nomenclature of Napoleonic binding irons. The collection described will be sold by Osenat in 2008 - A copy given to President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing with a handwritten letter from Gérard Souham.

Estim. 100 - 120 EUR

Lot 66 - [ERFURT] Description of the festivities given to Their Majesties the Emperors Napoleon and Alexander, and several other crowned heads on October 6 and 7, 1808 in Weimar and Jena by H.S.H. Charles-Augustus Duke of Saxe-Weimar. Accompanied by an outline of their memorable interview at Erfort [sic]. / Weimar, Bureau d'industrie, 1809, folio, [4]-24 pp. two-column bilingual text (German and French), with 5 plates off-text (two in black, one on tinted background, two in color), half-brown with corners, smooth muted spine (period binding). Anecdotal wear. (334). {189337} Very rare album published on the occasion of the meeting and talks between Napoleon I and Alexander I in Erfurt, from September 22 to October 14, 1808. The plates show: 1. black portraits of the sovereigns present (engraved by C.A. Schwerdgeburth). - 2. the order of the imperial table at the reception in Weimar on October 6, 1808 (in black). - 3. view of the obelisk erected on October 6 in front of Weimar Castle (on a tinted background, engraved by Ermer after Steiner). - 4. visit to the Jena battlefield by the two sovereigns (in color, by Geissler). - 5. The deer hunt given in honor of the two Emperors (in color, by Schwerdgeburth). Davois I, 186. Ruggieri, 628.

Estim. 3 000 - 4 000 EUR

Lot 67 - [GENERAL CAZALS] Autograph minutes. 1801, 80 pp. in-4 and in-8, numerous erasures, map sketch, 5 pp. in-8 and 7 pp. plan sketch. (gc12). Scattered minutes of future General Cazals' notes on Sicily and Italy on his return from Egypt at the end of 1801. After serving in the army's campaigns in Holland and Germany under Kléber and Championnet, Louis-Joseph-Elisabeth Cazals (1774-1813) was employed by the Armée d'Orient in May 1798, shortly after being promoted to chef de bataillon. He served in the capture of Malta in June 1798, then in the capture of Alexandria; appointed commander of the Kléber division's engineers, he was at the Pyramids and at the battle of Gemyleh in September; appointed commander of the fort of El Arich, he was forced to capitulate following a revolt by the garrison in January 1800. He was promoted to provisional brigade commander by Kléber shortly after Heliopolis, and served in the recapture of Cairo and Alexandria. According to Six, he returned to France at the end of 1801, where he was appointed director of fortifications at Perpignan, then commander of the engineering corps at the Montreuil camp. Notes on Herculaneum and Naples: "Herculaneum, now covered with lava, ash and earth to a height of 100 feet, was founded on lava; it was destroyed at the same time as Pompeia, but its less unfortunate inhabitants had time to save themselves (...). Until 50 years ago, the location of Herculaneum was unknown (...). All the objects found at Herculaneum, Pompeia and Stabine have been brought together in the museum; in the course of the war, all the most precious items were taken to Palermo (...)". Enclosed: notes extracted from Scamori, on the different orders of architecture, a sketch of the coast of Sicily from Syracuse to Messina, after Mr. de Laborde, with indication of the main towns and the volcano of Etna and sketches of plans of Roman houses with atrium, plan of a Roman amphitheater, sketch of a portico.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 68 - LAPIE (Pierre). Carte d'Europe, où sont tracées les limites des Empires, Royaumes et Etats souverains d'après les derniers traités de paix, drawn by P. Lapie (...), engraved and published by Semen jeune (...). 1812. Rectified for 1816 boundaries. Paris, Semen père, Semen jeune, H. Langlois, J. Goujon, C. Picquet, s.d., large folding map 182 x 187 folded to in-4 format, contours enhanced in color, in leaves, canvas covered. Spectacular map of political Europe after the Congress of Vienna, and the collapse of the Napoleonic system. Pierre Lapie (1777-1850) belonged to the corps of geographic engineers, and had just been appointed director of Louis XVIII's topographic cabinet.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 69 - [MANUSCRIT] - LA BOËSSIERE DE CHAMBORS (Louis-Joseph-Jean-Baptiste de). Collection de pièces et de travaux relatifs à l'inspection dont M. le comte de Chambors a été chargé en 1802, Inspection faites dans les provinces de Beyra et Traz-os-Montes en l'année de 1802. - Inspecçao nas provincias da Beyra e de Traz-os-Montes no anno de 1802. S.l., s.d. (circa 1802), large vol. in-folio, [2] ff. n. ch., 543 pp., covered in very regular, neat, perfectly legible handwriting (approx. 40-45 lines per page), [3] ff. n. ch. table, numerous tables in the text, text ruled in wood pencil, a few pastedowns, with a watercolor plate (p. 206), and a double-page table also out of the text (p. 322), half tan granite-stamped basane with corners, spine ribbed and decorated with gilt garlands, cherry-colored title page, [Inspecçao nas provincias da Beira e Traz os Montes], red-speckled edges (period binding). Some scuffing and loss of leather on binding. Bookplate of the Comte de Chambors pasted on the first endpapers. One of the rarest first-hand accounts of the Portuguese army in 1802.

Estim. 2 000 - 3 000 EUR

Lot 70 - MARTINET (Pierre). Galerie des Enfans de Mars, ou Collection des divers Uniformes de tous Les Corps composans la ci-devant Garde. Paris, Martinet, 1811, in-4, title and 46 plates, half Russian red leather, smooth ornate spine, red morocco paper boards, double gilt fillet framing the boards (period binding). First edition on strong paper, taken from the Troupes françaises, premier Empire series published by Martinet, which includes the uniforms of staff officers and Imperial Guard troops. Traces of rubbing and blackish stains on binding boards. The numbering of the plates, which may seem fanciful, comes from the fact that this is a selection of plates from Martinet's Troupes françaises series. Very rare.

Estim. 2 500 - 3 000 EUR

Lot 71 - . [PROCLAMATION OF GOLFE JUAN] Au Peuple Français, Au Golfe Juan, le premier mars 1815. A Auxerre, de l'Imprimerie de Laurent Fournier, 1815, 45 x 36, imperial eagle vignette on header, two-column text. A few brown spots. The famous Proclamation de Golfe Juan is in fact a tryptic that breaks down as follows: To the French People; To the Army; To the Generals, Officers and Soldiers (by the Guard).

Estim. 800 - 1 200 EUR

Lot 72 - ROUX DE LABORIE (Anatole). Eloge du Duc d'Enghien, speech that won the eloquence prize at the Société royale des bonnes-lettres, session of May 30, 1827. Paris, Trouvé, 1827, in-8, 52 pp. in long-grained fawn morocco, smooth spine decorated with gilt garlands, fillets and fleurs-de-lis, framed in septuple gilt fillet on the covers with fleurs-de-lis spandrels, gilt cross-hatching on the edges, gilt edges, garland of fleurs-de-lis framed on the inside covers (Simier). A copy bearing the coat of arms of Louis-Henri-Joseph de Bourbon (1756-1830), Prince de Condé [although he challenged the title on the death of his father] and father of the Duc d'Enghien. OHR 2637-3 (cites our work as a reference). The work also belonged to the library of the Duchesse de Berry in Rosny (ex-libris vignette pasted on the first endpapers) and to the collection of Eugène Chatoney. BONDED WITH: I. AUDIBERT (Louis-François-Hilarion) : Éloge du Duc d'Enghien, speech that won an eloquence prize at the Société royale des bonnes-lettres, session of May 31, 1827. Paris, C. J. Trouvé, 1827, 57 pp. - II. ROGER (Jean-François): Rapport sur les ouvrages qui ont concouru pour le prix d'éloquence [de la Société royale des bonnes-lettres] décerné dans la séance extraordinaire du 30 mai 1827. Paris, C. J. Trouvé, 1827, 20 pp. A fine copy. Simier's signature on spine and label on flyleaf.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 73 - GUILBERT (Abbé) Description historique des chateau, bourg et forest de Fontainebleau, contenant une explication historique des peintures, tableaux, reliefs, statues, ornemens qui s'y voyent. et la vie des architectes, peintres et sculpteurs qui y ont travaillé. Enriched with several plans and figures. 2 vol. in-12 of LXIX-[3]-242-[1]-[14]-309 pp. bound in contemporary full marbled calf, spine ribbed with flowered caissons. red edges. Paris Cailleau 1731 (Original Edition). With 1 gd folding plan 6 plates, 5 of them folding, all engraved by Scotin

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 74 - LAS CASES (Emmanuel de). Mémorial de Sainte-Hélène par le CTE de Las Cases : suivi de Napoléon dans l'exil, Par MM. O'Méara et Antomarchi, et de l'histoire de la traduction des restes mortels de l'Empereur aux Invalides. Paris: Ernest Bourdin, 1842. - 2 volumes in-8, 259 x 171: frontispiece, (2 ff.), vij, 828 pp. 16 plates, 2 maps, frontispiece, (2 ff.), 935 pp. 11 plates. Purple chagrin, special gilt plate on boards, composed of the imperial arms in the center of a bee seedling in a foliage frame, cold-stamped fillets framing the outside, smooth spine adorned with a special gilt plate, gilt edges (Boutigny). Rubbing. First illustrated edition of one of the finest books of the Romantic period, featuring hundreds of vignettes in the text, two maps and 29 plates printed on Chine appliquée, including two frontispieces, wood-engraved mainly after Nicolas Charlet and A. Sandoz, in collaboration with Horace Vernet. The Memorial is completed by three texts: Napoléon en exil by O'Méara, Derniers moments de Napoléon by Antomarchi and Historique de la traduction des restes mortels de l'Empereur Napoléon aux invalides by F. Fayot. The latter two texts are interspersed with Napoleon's will. The work concludes with an appendix containing the Report of Monseigneur le Prince de Joinville to the Minister of the Navy, dated Cherbourg, November 30, 1840, the Act of exhumation and delivery of Napoleon's remains, and the Procès-verbal of the Surgeon-Major of the frigate La Belle-Poule. A fine copy in a publisher's binding signed by Boutigny, one of the most sought-after conditions for this book.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 75 - Two wax seals: -to the imperial eagle of the Trarbach square staff (Rhine and Moselle). Brass. 25 x 20 mm. First Empire period. -From the commission for the raising of horses. Tours depot, 15th division. In brass. 34 x 26 mm. Revolutionary period. B.E.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 76 - Two revolutionary cancels: a-Gendarmerie nationale REP FRANse. Oval brass seal with "JB" (or FB) numeral. 35 x 28 mm. Revolutionary period. b- Department of War by the Minister. Oval brass and copper seal. 32 x 35 mm. Manufactured after the Revolution. Both with revolutionary attributes. Without handle.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 77 - "Imperial Artillery Corps. Ier régiment à pied". Brass oval wax seal with imperial eagle on barrels. Ebony handle. First Empire period. 33 x 29 mm.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 78 - Wax seal of the Quartermaster of the 4th Regiment of Light Horse Lancers. Silver, engraved with a shield monogrammed "DB" under a helmet, holding a double four-pointed decoration under a crown. Blackened wooden handle. 28 x 22 mm. Ht. 97 mm. B.E. First Empire - Restoration period

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 79 - "Receveur général du DEPt de la Doire". Brass oval wax seal with imperial eagle under crown. Light wood handle. 34 x 29 mm. First Empire period. The Doire department (1802-1814) was located in the former Sardinian Piedmont.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 80 - Oval seal in silver with the arms of Chevalier de l'Empire Jean Bernard Aignasse LEGLISE (b. 1768) 26.2 x 21.6 mm. Swan hallmark. Handle missing. B.E. First Empire period. History: Léglise, battalion commander of the 27th light infantry regiment, was knighted on January 3, 1809. A church appears on his coat of arms.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 81 - . Two wax seals bearing the arms of Baron Eschasseriaux (1753-1824) a-ovale, brass, boxwood handle. 28 x 24 mm. b-ovale, silver, handle missing. 19 x 15 mm. B.E. First Empire period. Biography: Eschassériaux rallied to the new ideas and became commander of the National Guard in Corme-Royal, his native town. In 1790, he was elected administrator of the Saintes district, then joined the Directoire of the Charente-Inférieure department. In 1791, having become one of Charente-Inférieure's leading revolutionary figures, he was elected deputy to the Legislative Assembly. On September 5, 1792, he was re-elected to the Convention Nationale. In 1795, he was re-elected to the Conseil des Cinq-Cents by Charente-Inférieure, along with fifteen other departments as a deputy. Eschassériaux enthusiastically supported the coup d'état of 18 Brumaire and joined the Tribunat. He served for seven years, demonstrating great loyalty to the First Consul, now Emperor. In 1806, Napoleon appointed him chargé d'affaires to the Republic of Valais, then sent him as minister plenipotentiary to the Principality of Lucca and Piombino until 1809. His services were rewarded with the Légion d'Honneur (Frimaire 4, An IX), followed by the title of Baron de l'Empire on February 14, 1810. In 1816, the Restoration exiled him as a regicide.

Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

Lot 82 - Imperial Eagle wax seal. Steel, engraved with the Eagle, the motto "NE VARIETUR", the orders of the Legion of Honor, the Fidelity of Baden and the Order of the Lion of Persia. Turned wooden handle. 23 x 20 mm. Height: 75 mm. B.E.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 83 - Set of three binding irons: -one with the imperial crown of the 1st Empire. 3 x 2 cm. -one with the imperial crown of the 2nd Empire. 0.8 x 0.8 cm. -one with MM numeral under royal crown. Wooden handle. 1.6 x 1.4 cm. B.E.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 84 - French school of the 19th century. "The large covenant arms of Nicolas Régnier, 2nd Duke of Massa and Anne-Charlotte Macdonald, eldest daughter of the Marshal, on mantle of Peer of France." On paper. Watercolor, gouache and gold highlights. 28 x 25 cm. Under glass. Gilded frame (chips). A.B.E.(Oxidation) Circa 1820. Provenance : Collection of a descendant of the Dukes of Massa.

Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

Lot 85 - HYPOTHEQUES Dictionnaire des droits d'enregistrement, de timbre, de greffe et d'hypothèques , by the editors of the Journal de l'enregistrement. Paris, bureau du Journal de l'enregistrement, imprimerie de Moreaux, 1810, 2 vols. in-4, [2] ff. n. ch. (title, dedication to Count Duchâtel), 4-li-324 pp. [2] ff. n. ch. (faux-titre and title), pp. 325-699 , text on two columns, long-grained cherry morocco, smooth spines decorated with gilded dotted lines, garlands and fleurons, framed with gilded garlands and grecques on the boards, arms in the center, gilded edges, gilded garland and fillet on the inside covers, endpapers lined with azure tabis (period binding). A few minor epidermis on the boards have been restored, small black spots on the spine, but a fine copy. First edition of this directory, which had a second edition in in-8 format as early as 1811. A precious copy with the coat of arms of Claude-Ambroise Régnier, Duc de Massa et de l'Empire, embossed in the center of the boards (Révérend IV, 123-124). Provenance: Collection of a descendant of the Dukes of Massa

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

Lot 86 - Lot withdrawn

Lot 87 - THE TASSE "Jerusalem Delivered. Two volumes in-8, 353 and 354 pages, gilt edges. From Bossange, Masson and Besson, 1803, Paris. Fine green morocco bindings by Bozerian, decorated with gold friezes, spines with titles. Boards stamped with the figure "R" attributed to Regnier, future Duke of Massa. A.B.E. (minor wear to binding, accident to one cover). Provenance: Collection of a descendant of the Dukes of Massa.

Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

Lot 88 - French school of the 19th century. "Les grandes armes du Maréchal Macdonald, ceintes du Saint Esprit, de la Légion d'honneur, de l'ordre de Saint Louis". On vellum, gouache and gold highlights. 29 x 20 cm. Framed under glass. B.E. Circa 1820. Provenance: Fontainebleau (Maître Osenat), June 8, 2008, n°478. Collection of a descendant of the Dukes of Massa.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 89 - Travel kit for Michel Pierre, Captain of the Imperial Guard mounted chasseurs. Mahogany, truncated cone shape, decorated with a brass shield. Length: 16 cm. Diameter: 6.5 cm. It contains : A silver kettledrum with vermeil interior (Ht 7 cm) containing a six-place form featuring : An ivory salt and pepper shaker with unscrewable compartments. One folding knife. Blade signed "A PARIS". One folding spoon. One folding fork. Ivory handles with silver trim and shields (blank). On the cutlery: Poinçons de titre 1 et de moyenne garantie Paris 1809-1819. Goldsmiths' association hallmark. Goldsmith's hallmark not legible. B.E. (key missing, small cracks, two elements missing). First Empire-Restoration period. Biography : Michel PIERRE (1786-1851) Son-in-law of General Ordener, he began his career with his father as a troupe boy in the 10th Regiment of Mounted Chasseurs. He spent most of his career with this regiment, moving on to the chasseurs à cheval de la garde with the rank of captain in 1813, then to the éclaireurs de la Garde in 1813. Knight of the Legion of Honor in 1807, then Officer in 1814.

Estim. 800 - 1 200 EUR

Lot 90 - Memorabilia of Michel Pierre (1786-1851), former officer of the Garde chasseurs à cheval, then of the Garde éclaireurs, cavalry colonel during the Restoration. -Patent on vellum for Officer of the Legion of Honor. August 18, 1821. Signed by Grand Chancellor Macdonald and Viscount de Saint Mars. Rousseurs. -Avis de nomination du 1er avril 1815 sur décret du 16 mars 1814, comme officier de la Légion d'honneur. Signed by the Grand Treasurer (in the absence of the Grand Chancellor) Comte Dejean. -Frame containing two decorations: Officer of the Legion of Honor, Monarchie de Juillet period. Gold and enamel. Rosette ribbon. Ram head hallmark. T.T.B. -Chevalier du 4e type, modified Restoration, in reduction Silver, gold and enamel. Height: 40 mm. -Execution of the order of May 20, 1818, with the royal coat of arms in the name of Michel PIERRE (July 24, 1819). -Brevet de Sous-lieutenant (10e régiment de chasseurs à cheval) for citizen Pierre Michel. On vellum, headed "Au nom du Peuple français". Done on 30 fructidor An XI. Signatures: Berthier, Maret and Bonaparte (secretary). -Pension document (February 1, 1833) -Service record of Michel PIERRE. On paper (torn). Made on April 13, 1870. T.B.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 91 - Set of six documents relating to the Pierre family. -Brevet de pension de 300 francs au nom de Jean Baptiste PIERRE, élève à l'école du gouvernement de Saint Cyr. Headed with the imperial coat of arms. Issued in Amsterdam on April 1, 1811. -Brevet de chef d'escadrons (10e régiment de chasseurs à cheval) for citizen François PIERRE. On vellum, headed "Au nom du Peuple français". Done on 30 fructidor An XI. Signatures: Berthier, Maret and Bonaparte (secretary). -Brevet de sous lieutenant (10e régiment de chasseurs à cheval) for citizen François PIERRE. On vellum, headed "Au nom du Peuple français". Issued on June 30, 1793. Signed by Dalbarade and Bouchotte. Restoration-era brevet de chevalier. On vellum, in the name of François PIERRE, retired captain of chasseurs à cheval. December 9, 1820 -Two designs for the tomb of the Huningue family. Historical background: François PIERRE was Michel PIERRE's father and served in the chasseurs à cheval. A friend of General Michel ORDENER, he made the latter the godfather of his son Michel, a future officer in the Guard's chasseurs à cheval. Jean Baptiste Pierre is possibly Michel PIERRE's son.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 92 - Set of eleven souvenirs, medals and decorations from the Pierre family and Huningue: -Four chevalier de la Légion d'honneur stars. IIIrd Republic. Chipped and missing (one reverse missing). -Officer's star of the Dragon d'Annam, in gold vermeil and enamel. Rosette ribbon. T.T.B. -Officer of the Nichan Iftikhar with the monogram of Ali Bey (1882-1902). Silver and enamel. Rosette ribbon. T.B. to T.T.B. -Italian Campaign Medal, by Barre. -Colonial Medal, 1st type. In silver. Ribbon with "TUNISIE" clasp, hallmarked Camille ROUX. -Cross of the Lily damaged. -Miniature medal of Saint Helena. In a box decorated with floral motifs. - Brevet de chevalier de la Légion d'honneur in the name of Maurice d'HUNINGUE of the 4th regiment of chasseurs. -Wooden travel trunk, marked Capt D'HUNINGUE of the 6th HUSSARDS. Width: 73 cm. Height: 35 cm. Biography : Maurice d'HUNINGUE (born 1854) Served in the 10th cuirassiers regiment, 4th dragoons regiment, 4th and 6th mounted chasseurs regiments.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 93 - Album of the Pierre and Huningue families: -Beautiful watercolor probably depicting Michel PIERRE and his son Jean Baptiste PIERRE. In civilian dress, by Jean Georges Etienne LUSSIGNY (b. 1767). 23 x 28 cm (foxing and wear). -Five photographs, including several of Maurice d'Huningue as an officer in the 10th cuirassiers, a chasseur à cheval officer circa 1900. -Score "Marche pour 4 trompettes et timbales" by Reveillé, bandmaster of the 4th chasseurs, dedicated to Mr. le capitaine d'Huningue. 3 pages. -Napoleonic photographs and postcards. -Set of nineteen letters and autographs, including Henri IV signature, Raymond Poincarré visiting card, annotated, General Grandin, M de Cossé Brissac, Larrey (Hyppolite) signatures. 34 x 25, oblong format. Leather spine.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 94 - . Archive of Lieutenant Gabriel Louis Vincent (1777-) Numerous documents (service record and decorations), including a letter of appointment signed and dated by Prince Eugène de Beauharnais (Eugène Napoléon, September 16, 1813). Army of Italy 1794, Lody, Army of Spain until 1813, ....

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 95 - PORTUGAL ORDER OF VILA VICOSA Grand Cross set including : - The large jewel. Enameled vermeil. Enameled gold center with sky-blue legend "PADROEIRA DO REINO". Crown with beaded arches and fluted gold ring. 10.4 x 7.6 cm. 80 g. - Plate. Enameled vermeil (surface chips on one branch). Enameled gold center with sky-blue legend "PADROEIRA DO REINO". Gold half-crown with beaded arches. Reverse with large hooked toggle clasp. 84 x 66 mm. Gross weight: 60.8 g. T.T.B.

Estim. 1 200 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 96 - FRANCE ORDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR Commander's star, Monarchie de Juillet period. Gold and enamel (small chips to the oak leaves and white enamel). Ram head hallmark. Double transverse suspension ring. Tie sewn as a knot, without fastening. Dimensions: 85 x 60 mm. Gross weight: 49 g. T.B. to T.T.B.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 97 - FRANCE ORDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR Commander's star, Presidency period Gold and enamel (chips and hair). Eagle head hallmark. Centers on a gray background with a profile of the Emperor and the Imperial Eagle. 87 x 59 mm. Gross weight: 38.9 g. T.B. to T.T.B.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 98 - FRANCE 2nd type military medal. Silver, vermeil (chips), enamel, ribbon. Gross weight 16 g. T.B.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 99 - Set including: Ve République knight's star. Luxury model in silver, vermeil and enamel. Officer's ribbon. Case for the Duc de Chartres. Officer's star IVth Republic. Arthus Bertrand case. Knight's ribbon. Patent enclosed.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 100 - Set of three medallions featuring the profile of Emperor Napoleon I. -Bronze medallion. Obverse bearing the inscription "Napoleone imperatore ere". Reverse depicting Prometheus on Mount Caucasus and inscribed "Non di lui Ma di chi lo tradi imago 1816" 7.7cm -Bronze medal by Andrieu Bertrand. Reverse depicting Emperor Napoleon in profile holding his son at his baptism on June 9, 1811, and inscribed "Andrieu Fecit" and "Baptême du roi de Rome M.DCCC.XI.". 6.7 cm -Bronze medal. Reverse depicting the island of St. Helena, with the imperial eagle flying overhead and inscribed "il mourut sur un rocher" and "ile Ste Helene 5 mai 1821". 6.7 cm St. Helena medal with ribbon 5cm

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

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Lot 75 - Two wax seals: -to the imperial eagle of the Trarbach square staff (Rhine and Moselle). Brass. 25 x 20 mm. First Empire period. -From the commission for the raising of horses. Tours depot, 15th division. In brass. 34 x 26 mm. Revolutionary period. B.E.

Lot 77 - "Imperial Artillery Corps. Ier régiment à pied". Brass oval wax seal with imperial eagle on barrels. Ebony handle. First Empire period. 33 x 29 mm.

Lot 78 - Wax seal of the Quartermaster of the 4th Regiment of Light Horse Lancers. Silver, engraved with a shield monogrammed "DB" under a helmet, holding a double four-pointed decoration under a crown. Blackened wooden handle. 28 x 22 mm. Ht. 97 mm. B.E. First Empire - Restoration period

Lot 79 - "Receveur général du DEPt de la Doire". Brass oval wax seal with imperial eagle under crown. Light wood handle. 34 x 29 mm. First Empire period. The Doire department (1802-1814) was located in the former Sardinian Piedmont.

Lot 82 - Imperial Eagle wax seal. Steel, engraved with the Eagle, the motto "NE VARIETUR", the orders of the Legion of Honor, the Fidelity of Baden and the Order of the Lion of Persia. Turned wooden handle. 23 x 20 mm. Height: 75 mm. B.E.

Lot 83 - Set of three binding irons: -one with the imperial crown of the 1st Empire. 3 x 2 cm. -one with the imperial crown of the 2nd Empire. 0.8 x 0.8 cm. -one with MM numeral under royal crown. Wooden handle. 1.6 x 1.4 cm. B.E.

Lot 86 - Lot withdrawn

Lot 94 - . Archive of Lieutenant Gabriel Louis Vincent (1777-) Numerous documents (service record and decorations), including a letter of appointment signed and dated by Prince Eugène de Beauharnais (Eugène Napoléon, September 16, 1813). Army of Italy 1794, Lody, Army of Spain until 1813, ....

Lot 97 - FRANCE ORDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOR Commander's star, Presidency period Gold and enamel (chips and hair). Eagle head hallmark. Centers on a gray background with a profile of the Emperor and the Imperial Eagle. 87 x 59 mm. Gross weight: 38.9 g. T.B. to T.T.B.

Lot 98 - FRANCE 2nd type military medal. Silver, vermeil (chips), enamel, ribbon. Gross weight 16 g. T.B.

Lot 99 - Set including: Ve République knight's star. Luxury model in silver, vermeil and enamel. Officer's ribbon. Case for the Duc de Chartres. Officer's star IVth Republic. Arthus Bertrand case. Knight's ribbon. Patent enclosed.