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9, rue Drouot 75009, Paris

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Michel Pétard: Sabres and Swords, Complete Edition

1 - Michel Pétard: Sabres and Swords, Complete Edition, Le Canonnier, Nantes, 1999–2005, three volumes.

Estimation

€300 - 400

Maze-Sencier: The Suppliers of Napoleon and the Tw

2 - Maze-Sencier: The Suppliers of Napoleon and the Two Empresses, Paris 1893, bound in green half-morocco with corner pieces. Included is The Label of the Imperial Palace, Paris, April 1806, Imperial Printing Office, bound in brown half-basane.

Estimation

€100 - 150

Isnard P. F.: General Survey of the Uniforms of Al

3 - Isnard P. F.: General Survey of the Uniforms of All French Troops, Represented by One Man from Each Regiment Wearing the Uniform Prescribed by the New Regulations Issued by the King for the Clothing of His Troops on February 21, 1779, in Strasbourg, published by Henri Heitz, 1779; 169 colored plates.

Estimation

€500 - 1,000

Laurent de l'Ardèche: History of Emperor Napoleon,

4 - Laurent de l'Ardèche: History of Emperor Napoleon, illustrated by Horace Vernet, published by Dubochet et

Estimation

€100 - 150

Frédéric Masson: Joséphine, Empress and Queen, Gou

5 - Frédéric Masson: Joséphine, Empress and Queen, Goupil et Cie, Jean Boussod, Manzi, Joyant et Cie, Paris 1899; bound in green morocco leather decorated with fillets, ribbed spine, morocco leather title label, gilt edges.

Estimation

€80 - 120

A. M. Perrot: Historical Collection of Civil and M

6 - A. M. Perrot: Historical Collection of Civil and Military Orders of Chivalry, engraved plates, published by J. P. Aillaup, Paris, 1846, one volume, in-4, bound in green half-basane, with a decorated ribbed spine. (Binding shows wear).

Estimation

€50 - 100

*A collection of books on orders of chivalry, incl

7 - A collection of books on orders of chivalry, including: Imperial Jewel Cases: Diplomatic Splendor of the Second Empire; Catalog of the exhibition The Order of Malta and France, December 22, 1988–March 19, 1989, at the Musée de la Légion d’Honneur, featuring numerous black-and-white and color reproductions; two issues of the Syndicat national des Antiquaires’ journal Art & Curiosité*, featuring a major article on the Royal Order of

Estimation

€80 - 120

J. Margerand: Headgear of the French Army, Leroy P

8 - J. Margerand: Headgear of the French Army, Leroy Paris, a work published in installments presented in three slipcases, complete with all 42 installments spanning from 1909 to 1924; numerous color plates.

Estimation

€250 - 300

A volume from the Spizer collection concerning his

9 - A volume from the Spizer collection concerning his collection of weapons and armor from the High Middle Ages, 57 folio plates bound in green half-shagreen, with an ornate ribbed spine. Included is a summary of the 1895 auction catalog with a handwritten list of results; 508 lots were sold at the Georges Petit Gallery, 8 Rue de Sèze, from Monday, June 10, through Friday, June 14.

Estimation

€250 - 300

*Carnets de la Sabretache*, Berger et Cie, Levraul

10 - Carnets de la Sabretache, Berger et Cie, Levrault et Cie, Paris, complete from 1893 to 1931, comprising 34 volumes, with the volumes from 1893 to 1913 bound in red half-shagreen, spines with raised bands decorated with the Sabretache emblem, and those from 1914 to 1931 bound in brown half-shagreen. (Minor wear.)

Estimation

€700 - 1,000

Five framed documents:
- Certificate of safety iss

11 - Five framed documents:

Estimation

€200 - 300

Two works: *Alphonse de Neuville: En campagne*, te

11-bis - Two works: Alphonse de Neuville: En campagne, text by Jules Richard, 1880, and Meissonier, by Neuville, published by Detaille, etc.:

Estimation

€100 - 120

Service record of Morice de la Rue, Victor, Antoin

12 - Service record of Morice de la Rue, Victor, Antoine, colonel, born April 22, 1773, in Mayenne; he began his career as a captain by election in the 4th Battalion of National Volunteers on September 6, 1792... ; appointed colonel of the 14th Light Infantry Regiment on September 16, 1814. Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honor on 26 Prairial, Year XII. Details of his campaigns and wounds: “Fought in the campaigns of 1792, 1793, and Years II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, and X with the Armi

Estimation

€300 - 400

The French Army by Édouard Detaille, text by Jules

12-bis - The French Army by Édouard Detaille, text by Jules Richard, two volumes bound together; numerous illustrations of drawings and paintings, in black and white and in color; published by Boussod, Valadon et Cie, Paris, 1885/1889; bound in red half-shagreen with corner pieces, decorated ribbed spine; 48 x 35 cm.

Estimation

€100 - 150

Baron Dubois, obstetrician to Her Majesty the Empr

13 - Baron Dubois, obstetrician to Her Majesty the Empress:

Estimation

€150 - 200

Édouard Detaille (1848–1912), “Long Live the Emper

14 - Édouard Detaille (1848–1912), “Long Live the Emperor,” lithograph: the charge of the 4th Hussars at the Battle of

Estimation

€300 - 400

Jean-Jacques Berne Bellecourt (1874–1939), gouache

15 - Jean-Jacques Berne Bellecourt (1874–1939), gouache, signed and dated: “Xbre 1915”: War Landscape at Ablain

Estimation

€100 - 200

Ernest Meissonier (1815–1891), watercolor drawing

16 - Ernest Meissonier (1815–1891), watercolor drawing enhanced with white gouache, signed lower right: “EM,” depicting a musketeer; frame with label: “MEISSONIER”; 22 x 14.5 cm. (A few pinholes; frame shows wear).

Estimation

€200 - 300

Édouard Detaille (1848–1912), pen-and-ink drawing

17 - Édouard Detaille (1848–1912), pen-and-ink drawing enhanced with gouache: a series of military headdresses, from the Restoration to the Third Republic, signed and dated in the lower right corner: “1885”; framed with a mat; 5.2 x 22 cm.

Estimation

€150 - 250

Round miniature on paper, painted in black with wh

18 - Round miniature on paper, painted in black with white highlights, depicting an officer wearing what is likely a Cross of Saint Louis and holding a book in his hand; diameter 67 mm; blackened wooden frame.

Estimation

€100 - 120

Oil on canvas: A bust portrait of a major general

19 - Oil on canvas: A bust portrait of a major general in full dress uniform; he wears the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Henry of Saxony on a sash and the breastplate, as well as the Officer’s Cross of the Order of the

Estimation

€2,000 - 2,500

Léon Couturier (1842–1935), oil on canvas, signed

20 - Léon Couturier (1842–1935), oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left: “Léon Couturier 1879”: infantry and marine infantry soldiers on reconnaissance in a village, circa 1870; beautiful gilded frame with a label; 61 x 50 cm.

Estimation

€600 - 800

Édouard Detaille (1848–1912), pastel on canvas, ov

21 - Édouard Detaille (1848–1912), pastel on canvas, oval: a putto partially dressed as a late 18th-century hussar, seated on a terrace wall in a garden, signed lower left: “ÉDOUARD DETAILLE”; oval gilded frame decorated with pearls (minor losses); 74 x 60 cm.

Estimation

€600 - 800

Robert Lefèvre, (after) oil on rectangular canvas:

22 - Robert Lefèvre, (after) oil on rectangular canvas: portrait of King Charles X, signed on the left, in the center: “After Robert Lefèvre”; gilded frame with palmette motifs; 32.5 x 24.5 cm.

Estimation

€200 - 300

Oil on canvas: a regiment of dragoons at rest in t

23 - Oil on canvas: a regiment of dragoons at rest in the woods during the Second Empire; 51 x 69 cm. (Some restoration; re-stretched; frame likely replaced).

Estimation

€400 - 500

Paul Émile Léon Perboyre (1851–1929), oil on panel

24 - Paul Émile Léon Perboyre (1851–1929), oil on panel: charge of cuirassiers, circa 1870, signed lower right; gilded frame (minor imperfections); 22 x 16 cm.

Estimation

€200 - 300

O. Sperol, two oil paintings on panel, signed lowe

25 - O. Sperol, two oil paintings on panel, signed lower right; one depicting a cuirassier on foot, circa 1880, and the other a dragoon of the 9th Regiment, also on foot, from around the same time; gilded frames with wear and tear, one of which is in very poor condition; 31.5 x 20 cm.

Estimation

€250 - 300

Armand Dumaresq Charles Édouard (1826–1895): Gouac

26 - Armand Dumaresq Charles Édouard (1826–1895): Gouache drawing, portrait of Colonel Tramond, depicted in his colonel’s uniform, wearing a red kepi; gilded wooden frame with mat; 29 x 22.5 cm, frame 53 x 43 cm.

Estimation

€500 - 700

*Portrait of Marshal François Certain de Canrobert

27 - *Portrait of Marshal François Certain de Canrobert in his later years, circa 1890 (1809–1895), oil on canvas based on a period photograph by Nadar; 65 x 54 cm.

Estimation

€250 - 350

Oil on canvas mounted on hardboard: bust of an off

28 - Oil on canvas mounted on hardboard: bust of an officer of the Royal Guard’s mounted grenadiers; gilded frame; 24.5 x 19 cm.

Estimation

€200 - 250

Jean Ernest Jules Badin (1843/1919), oil on mahoga

29 - Jean Ernest Jules Badin (1843/1919), oil on mahogany panel: Portrait en pied d'un chevau-léger lancier de la garde impériale, dit "lancier rouge", signed lower left: "J. BADIN 1897"; annotated upper right: "P. ALAVOINE"; modern gilt frame with palmettes; 41 x 27 cm.

Estimation

€800 - 1,200

Édouard Detaille (1848–1912), oil on parquet panel

30 - Édouard Detaille (1848–1912), oil on parquet panel, signed lower right: A dragoon trumpeter seated in the grass, smoking a pipe and leaning on his saber; the work is very similar to a miniature; presented in a large, beautiful gilded frame; 18 x 13.5 cm.

Estimation

€6,000 - 8,000

Hippolithe de Chiseuil, oil on canvas: A Mameluke

31 - Hippolithe de Chiseuil, oil on canvas: A Mameluke of the Imperial Guard charging the Austrians, after

Estimation

€2,000 - 3,000

Print on canvas, reproduction of the painting by C

32 - Print on canvas, reproduction of the painting by Claude Étienne Guyot depicting him in the uniform of a colonel of the Imperial Guard’s mounted chasseurs, shown with his horse; copy after Antoine Jean Gros; modern gilded frame with palmette motifs; 161 x 123 cm.

Estimation

€200 - 300

Print on canvas, reproduction of a painting depict

33 - Print on canvas, reproduction of a painting depicting Bonaparte, First Consul of the Republic, full-length, circa 1799–1803, in a general’s uniform; gilded frame; 90 x 56 cm.

Estimation

€100 - 150

Skeaping, J. R. (1901–1980—after): Horseman, likel

34 - Skeaping, J. R. (1901–1980—after): Horseman, likely a foreign death’s-head hussar; bronze group with a dark patina, marked on the base: “J. R. Skeaping”; oval base in veined marble; height 52 cm, width 44 cm. (Reissue).

Estimation

€200 - 300

Bonaparte at the Brienne School, Louis Rochet (181

35 - Bonaparte at the Brienne School, Louis Rochet (1813/1878), large patinated bronze: Bonaparte, aged about 15, in the uniform of the Royal School of

Estimation

€3,000 - 4,000

Charles Anfrie (1833–1905), large patinated bronze

36 - Charles Anfrie (1833–1905), large patinated bronze: A mounted Chasseurs officer, wearing the Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, standing with his arms crossed; the pedestal is inscribed on the front: “Whenever you like”; on the right, on a scroll: “Alsace Lorraine, FRANCE” and signed below: “Anfrie, Salon des Beaux-Arts 1886”; height 61 cm.

Estimation

€1,200 - 1,500

Charles Anfrie (1833–1905), “L'Estafette,” bronze

37 - Charles Anfrie (1833–1905), “L'Estafette,” bronze with a brown patina: A standing dragoon, with a satchel at his feet marked “3rd DRAGOON BRIGADE,” and his helmet on the ground; he holds up his medal; on the front of the pedestal: “ESTAFETTE”; height 61.5 cm. Attached is a rectangular brass plaque that was likely mounted on a wooden base; on the underside, it is marked: “SALON DES BEAUX-ARTS 1888 - THE MESSENGER.

Estimation

€1,200 - 1,500

Charles Anfrie (1833–1905), “Le clairon,” large pa

38 - Charles Anfrie (1833–1905), “Le clairon,” large patinated bronze: A trumpeter from the Second Empire/1870, signed on the pedestal: “C. Anfrie”; removable round base allowing the figure to be rotated; height 69 cm.

Estimation

€1,500 - 1,800

Viguier, bronze with a brown and golden-brown pati

39 - Viguier, bronze with a brown and golden-brown patina: Grenadier of the Imperial Guard of the Second Empire; inscribed on the front: “Le Grenadier de Magenta,” and on the back: “El Viguier, 1864”; height 51 cm. (The bayonet blade is missing).

Estimation

€1,200 - 1,500

Off-white painted terracotta bust: A senior infant

40 - Off-white painted terracotta bust: A senior infantry officer from the First Empire; black-lacquered wooden pedestal; height 48.5 cm.

Estimation

€800 - 1,200

*Large wooden horseman, carved and painted: A Firs

41 - *Large wooden horseman, carved and painted: A First Empire-era horseman, likely Bavarian, a light cavalryman, wearing a dark blue uniform with a red breastplate, collar, cuffs, and lapels on the tailcoat, blue breeches with red stripes down the sides, a chenille helmet, and an iron saber; height 44 cm, length 44.5 cm including the base.

Estimation

€300 - 400

Six gold-plated metal medals, hallmarked by the ma

42 - Six gold-plated metal medals, hallmarked by the manufacturer, contained in a rectangular case made of red morocco leather with gold-plated metal fittings, marked in Austrian: “Medals from the First International Hunting Exhibition, Vienna, 1910. Under the High Patronage of His Imperial, Royal, and Apostolic Majesty Emperor Franz

Estimation

€300 - 500

Large round medal from the 1910 International Hunt

43 - Large round medal from the 1910 International Hunting Exhibition in Vienna, official design, made of gilded metal, featuring a profile of Emperor Franz Joseph I and, on the obverse, a woman shooting a bow, signed: “R. MARSCHALI.

Estimation

€300 - 400

Four pistol shooting competition medals, including

44 - Four pistol shooting competition medals, including a rectangular one from the Union des sociétés de tir de France, the “Pistolet de Paris,” made of silver-plated bronze; 51 x 38 mm; two round medals, one from the championship held on June 3, 1904, in silver; diameter 42.5 mm, the other in vermeil from the championship held on June 8, 1903, 5th prize, and a small one in bronze; diameter 23 mm.

Estimation

€100 - 150

Two medals, one in silver-plated bronze from the “

45 - Two medals, one in silver-plated bronze from the “MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE—GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF WATER AND FORESTS—COMBAT AGAINST POACHING,” rectangular; 53 x 40 mm; in its case; the other, made of bronze: “INTERNATIONAL HUNTING AND FISHING EXHIBITION—

Estimation

€50 - 100

Two commemorative medals, one in silver featuring

46 - Two commemorative medals, one in silver featuring a profile of Napoleon III on the obverse, signed by Barre, and on the reverse: “MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, COMMERCE, AND PUBLIC WORKS—REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL CONTEST - BLOIS 1867 - MEMBER OF THE JURY”; diameter 51 mm, weight 64.27 g; presented in its red morocco leather case; the other is in gilded bronze, with a loop, the obverse bearing a portrait of Napoleon III, signed: “A. MIRR RD.”; on the reverse, the imperial eagle and the inscripti

Estimation

€100 - 150

Large collection of ribbons and rosettes.
In very

46-bis - Large collection of ribbons and rosettes.

Estimation

€100 - 150

Set of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Iron Cr

47 - Set of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Iron Crown, First Class, Third Model:

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,200

Commander’s Set of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Civ

48 - Commander’s Set of the Order of Orange-Nassau (Civil Class):

Estimation

€500 - 600

First-Class Knight's Star of the Order of the Swor

49 - First-Class Knight's Star of the Order of the Sword in gold, enameled, with non-rounded points and blue-enameled, highly domed centers, presented with a very long ribbon for wearing on a tie; width 37 mm, height 56 mm, gross weight 13 g. (The centers are slightly damaged, especially the one on the reverse.)

Estimation

€300 - 400

First-Class Knight's Star of the Order of the Swor

50 - First-Class Knight's Star of the Order of the Sword in gold, enameled, with rounded points and blue enameled centers; ribbon with rosette; width 41 mm, height 58 mm, gross weight 15.2 g. (Slight cracks on one prong; significant loss of enamel in the center of the obverse).

Estimation

€200 - 300

Gold Knight's Star of the Order of the North Star,

51 - Gold Knight's Star of the Order of the North Star, enameled, with blue enamel centers; black ribbon with rosette; width 38 mm, height 59 mm, gross weight 15.75 g.

Estimation

€400 - 600

Silver Commander's Medal of the Order of the North

52 - Silver Commander's Medal of the Order of the North Star with diamond-tipped points, boar's head hallmark, and a folding pin; width 74.5 mm, gross weight 43.8 g.

Estimation

€400 - 500

Commander's badge of the Order of the North Star,

53 - Commander's badge of the Order of the North Star, made of silver filigree; width 63 mm.

Estimation

€250 - 350

First-class silver medal of the Order of Vasa, hal

54 - First-class silver medal of the Order of Vasa, hallmarked, with tortoiseshell-style arms, presented in its red leather case marked: “K. V. O. - K. T. - KRASCHAU” by C. F. Carlman in Stockholm; width 73.5 mm, weight 55.25 g.

Estimation

€300 - 400

Commander's Cross of the Order of Leopold of Belgi

55 - Commander's Cross of the Order of Leopold of Belgium, founded in 1832, in enameled vermeil, with two-part centers; with its ribbon; width 53 mm, height 84 mm, gross weight 58.68 g. Presented in its original case from Fisch & Cie, Brussels.

Estimation

€250 - 300

Set of a Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Charl

56 - Set of a Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Charles, founded in 1853:

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,500

Silver plaque of a Grand Officer or Grand Cross of

57 - Silver plaque of a Grand Officer or Grand Cross of the Order of Plonia Restituta, with an enameled vermeil center; on the reverse, a hallmarked folding pin; diameter 76 mm, gross weight 38.76 g. Presented in its case bearing the coat of arms of Poland.

Estimation

€200 - 300

First-class medal of the Order of the Sacred Treas

58 - First-class medal of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, founded in 1888, made of silver and vermeil, with white and blue enameled branches; the center is surrounded by red enamel beads; vermeil reverse bearing an inscription of four Japanese characters, two hooks, and a folding pin; diameter 75 mm, gross weight 92.64 g. Displayed on the bottom of the case. (A few small scratches on the tips of some branches).

Estimation

€200 - 300

A vermeil Commander’s badge of the Order of the To

59 - A vermeil Commander’s badge of the Order of the Tower and the Sword, with a three-part center; signed on the back: “No. 46 KRETLY Palais-Royal. PARIS,” two hooks and a folding pin, hallmarked with a boar’s head; width 72 mm, height 77 mm, gross weight 69.08 g. Included is a Knight’s Cross of the same order in vermeil, also hallmarked with a boar’s head; width 44.5 mm, height 51 mm, gross weight 16.94 g. (Missing green enamel; no ribbon).

Estimation

€300 - 400

Commander’s Set of the Order of Nicham al Iftikhar

60 - Commander’s Set of the Order of Nicham al Iftikhar:

Estimation

€400 - 500

Order of the Temple or Austro-Hungarian Teutonic O

61 - Order of the Temple or Austro-Hungarian Teutonic Order, two crosses and a gilt, enameled metal plaque; widths 28 and 38 mm, plaque 45 mm.

Estimation

€150 - 200

A Commander’s Cross of the Order of Agricultural M

62 - A Commander’s Cross of the Order of Agricultural Merit in vermeil, with its ribbon and a case marked: “G. LEMAITRE rue du Louvre Paris,” with “R F” engraved on the top; diameter 47 mm, gross weight 48 g; hallmarked with a wild boar’s head. Very good condition. Included is an enameled vermeil Officer’s insignia of the Order of Academic Palms, along with a ribbon and a small cluster of three miniature commemorative medals from the 1914–1918 war. Good condition.

Estimation

€200 - 300

Officer's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Hono

63 - Officer's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, 2nd type with a soldered crown, made of enameled gold, with two-part centers and a small head; small ribbon with a rosette; diameter 39 mm, gross weight 20.9 g. (A small chip in the blue enamel on each center.)

Estimation

€2,500 - 3,000

Officer's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Hono

64 - Officer's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, miniature, 2nd type with movable crown, enameled gold, thick model, likely a modified 1st type with a small head; diameter 25 mm, weight 12.6 g. (Damage to the enamel in the centers).

Estimation

€300 - 500

A curious officer's cross of the Order of the Legi

65 - A curious officer's cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, gold miniature, 2nd type with a soldered crown; distinctive center on the obverse: the Emperor’s bust is surrounded by pearls, as is the eagle on the reverse; rounded tips; fluted ring; diameter 21 mm, gross weight 5.6 g. (Without ribbon; very minor enamel chips).

Estimation

€300 - 400

Fabric brooch featuring two miniature crosses: a K

66 - Fabric brooch featuring two miniature crosses: a Knight’s Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, 1814/1815, in enameled silver, with gold centers—one featuring three fleurs-de-lis; diameter 26 mm; hallmark featuring a lictor’s fasces on the ring; and a Cross of the Iron Crown, 2nd model, in silver, with enameled gold centers; width 17 mm, illegible hallmark; total gross weight 12.82 g.

Estimation

€400 - 500

Two gold miniature Crosses of Saint Louis, one wit

67 - Two gold miniature Crosses of Saint Louis, one with a twisted ring and rounded points, hallmarked with a rooster; small ribbon; width 29 mm, gross weight 7.63 g; good condition; the other with non-rounded points, a fluted ring, missing the center of the reverse and the red enamel, without a ribbon; width 25 mm, gross weight 6.26 g; fairly good condition.

Estimation

€200 - 300

Two miniature silver-enameled Knight's Crosses of

68 - Two miniature silver-enameled Knight's Crosses of the Legion of Honor, one from the First Empire, 4th type; diameter 7 mm; the other from the Restoration; diameter 11 mm; both on the same small ribbon. A small silver crown is included; total gross weight 4.88 g; and a miniature gold Cross of Saint Louis, with its ribbon; diameter 10.5 mm; hallmarked with a ram’s head; gross weight 1.13 g.

Estimation

€100 - 150

Commander's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Ho

69 - Commander's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, Presidential model, made of gold and hallmarked with a ram's head; gold centers in two parts; diameter 59.5 mm, gross weight 41.55 g. (Chips in the green enamel; a small chip in the blue enamel of the center on the reverse; the loop is missing; no ribbon).

Estimation

€1,800 - 2,200

Commander's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Ho

70 - Commander's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor in enameled vermeil, Third

Estimation

€300 - 500

Silver Commander’s or Grand Cross medal of the Ord

71 - Silver Commander’s or Grand Cross medal of the Order of the Legion of Honor with diamond-shaped points and a three-part center; on the back, two hooks and a folding pin; hallmarked with a boar’s head; diameter 93 mm, gross weight 80.79 g.

Estimation

€400 - 600

Badge of a People’s Representative in the 1848 Con

72 - Badge of a People’s Representative in the 1848 Constituent Assembly, featuring a tricolor ribbon embroidered with a lictor’s fasces accompanied by a palm frond and a laurel branch, surmounted by the hand of Justice; at the bottom, the letters: “R” and “P”; above, a tricolor rosette; and below, six twisted gold threads; width 36 mm, height 115 mm.

Estimation

€150 - 200

Small black-lacquered wooden frame with gold ornam

73 - Small black-lacquered wooden frame with gold ornamentation, containing five decorations:

Estimation

€200 - 300

Rare gold Knight's Cross of the Order of Saint Lou

74 - Rare gold Knight's Cross of the Order of Saint Louis, first model, domed and riveted gold centers with enamel, cross in white enamel, points with small balls, perpendicular ring; red ribbon; width 37 mm, gross weight 18.5 g.

Estimation

€3,000 - 4,000

Gold Knight's Cross of the Order of Saint Louis, e

75 - Gold Knight's Cross of the Order of Saint Louis, enameled centers, white-enameled cross, rounded points; ribbon with a bow; width 38 mm, gross weight 18.6 g. (The white enamel is missing from one point).

Estimation

€2,000 - 2,500

Knight's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor

76 - Knight's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, first type, first issue, in enameled silver, with enameled gold centers, in two pieces with a large head; with its ribbon; diameter 36 mm, gross weight 11.45 g.

Estimation

€1,500 - 1,800

Beautiful Officer's Cross of the Order of the Legi

77 - Beautiful Officer's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, first type in enameled gold, with a foliage wreath between the arms; the centers consist of two sections with large enameled gold heads; first-class distribution; fluted ring; hallmark on the knot; with its ribbon and tassel; diameter 38 mm, gross weight 19.55 g.

Estimation

€3,000 - 4,000

Knight's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor

78 - Knight's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, first type modified to second type in silver, with a movable crown, enameled gold centers, in two pieces with a large head, ring hallmarked with the lictor's fasces, likely a design by Coudray; with its ribbon; diameter 35 mm, gross weight 14.75 g.

Estimation

€2,000 - 2,500

Rare Officer's Cross of the Order of the Legion of

79 - Rare Officer's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, second type with a soldered crown, enameled, made of gold; the cross is gold with enamel, featuring foliage between the points, and two-piece centers with large, two-part heads, all enameled; ribbon with a bow; diameter 39 mm, gross weight 23.74 g. (Slight crack on one arm).

Estimation

€4,000 - 5,000

A rare and beautiful Officer's Cross of the Order

80 - A rare and beautiful Officer's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, first type in enameled gold, modified third type, featuring a small crown with eagles and foliage between the points, and two-part enameled gold centers with large heads; ribbon with a bow; diameter 39 mm, gross weight 20.65 g. (Two very minor chips in the blue enamel of the obverse center).

Estimation

€4,000 - 6,000

Officer's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Hono

81 - Officer's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, third type in enameled gold, with a foliage wreath between the points; enameled centers in two sections; fluted ring stamped with a rooster's head; large ribbon with a bow (25 cm); diameter 39 mm, gross weight 25.36 g.

Estimation

€3,000 - 4,000

Rare Knight's Cross of the Order of the Legion of

82 - Rare Knight's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, in enameled silver, a beautiful design known as the “Cent Gardes,” with a white-enameled cross, filleted arms, a three-piece gold center, a crown with an eagle in high relief, and hallmarked with a boar's head; with its ribbon; diameter 43 mm, gross weight 31.4 g.

Estimation

€1,200 - 1,500

General Lecourbe’s Grand Cross of the Order of the

83 - General Lecourbe’s Grand Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor:

Estimation

€15,000 - 18,000

Dignitary's badge of the Order of the Holy Spirit,

84 - Dignitary's badge of the Order of the Holy Spirit, made of gold and silver braid embroidered on velvet; width 92 mm.

Estimation

€100 - 150

Cross of the Order of Cincinnatus, founded on May

84-bis - Cross of the Order of Cincinnatus, founded on May 13, 1783, by George Washington; made of gold with enamel; width 24.5 mm, height 39.5 mm; gross weight 19 g (some chips in the enamel).

Estimation

€1,500 - 2,500

Gold enameled Cross of the Order of Saint Louis, w

85 - Gold enameled Cross of the Order of Saint Louis, with pointed tips (not rounded), fluted ring; ribbon with a bow; width 35.5 mm, gross weight 14 g.

Estimation

€600 - 800

Knight's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor

86 - Knight's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, 1st type with a large head, known as “from the first awards,” made of enameled silver with two-part gold centers; width 37 mm, gross weight 8.8 g. (Incomplete piece, in good condition; missing the foliage between two branches, the ring attachment, and the ring itself).

Estimation

€300 - 400

Two silver Napoleonic commemorative medals, 41 mm

87 - Two silver Napoleonic commemorative medals, 41 mm in diameter; obverse featuring a profile of Napoleon I, by Andrieu; the first, on the reverse, dated December 2, 1805, commemorating the victory at the Battle of Austerlitz, featuring two portraits, facing each other, of Emperor Alexander I and Emperor Francis II, signed by Andrieu and Denon; gross weight 37.87 g; the second commemorating the victory at the Battle of Preuss-Eylau on February 8, 1807; gross weight 33 g.

Estimation

€400 - 500

Silver Knight's or Officer's Cross of the Order of

88 - Silver Knight's or Officer's Cross of the Order of the Legion of Honor, deluxe model, with filleted arms, tips and the loop adorned with small diamonds, a laurel wreath in high relief, and enameled gold centers, in two pieces; Officer’s ribbon with rosette; presented in a case by Arthus Bertrand, Paris; width 44.5 mm, gross weight 25.78 g (One tip is bent).

Estimation

€250 - 300

A silver, enameled Commander’s Cross of the Order

89 - A silver, enameled Commander’s Cross of the Order of Nicham Iftikhar, with diamond-tipped points, bearing the monogram of Bey Sidi Hamed II (1929–1942) in the center, signed on the reverse: “Arthus Bertrand Paris”; crab hallmark; diameter 58 mm, gross weight 68.16 g; presented with its ribbon and a Commander’s Cross of the Order of the Black Star of

Estimation

€250 - 300

Medal of Merit of French Black Africa, known as th

90 - Medal of Merit of French Black Africa, known as the Dakar Medal, established on June 26, 1941, under the Vichy regime, made of bronze, decorated on one side with a North African sword and on the other with a naval anchor, with its original ribbon; diameter 35 mm. (The ordinance of January 7, 1944, issued by the National Liberation Committee prohibited its wearing).

Estimation

€250 - 350

**Knight’s Set of the Order of Saint Alexander Nev

91 - **Knight’s Set of the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky:

Estimation

€8,000 - 10,000

**Second-class Knight's Cross of the Order of St.

92 - **Second-class Knight's Cross of the Order of St. Anne in gold, with four red-enameled points, gold centers, and painted enamel; the ring is hallmarked with “56” and the coat of arms of the city of St. Petersburg; reverse hallmarked on one arm with the double-headed eagle and on the other arm with an unidentified hallmark; with its ribbon; width 43 mm, gross weight 15 g. (Minimal wear on the center of the reverse).

Estimation

€800 - 1,200

A magnificent flintlock hunting rifle for a lady o

93 - A magnificent flintlock hunting rifle for a lady or young boy, made by de Sainte, the King’s official arquebusier at

Estimation

€15,000 - 20,000

Revolver by Devisme in Paris, formerly owned by Pr

94 - Revolver by Devisme in Paris, formerly owned by Prince Napoleon, the future Napoleon III:

Estimation

€6,000 - 8,000

Ceremonial vest of the Order of the Holy Spirit, m

95 - Ceremonial vest of the Order of the Holy Spirit, made of green silk with a fine ribbed weave, embroidered in gold with a design of flowers, natural-colored lilies, flames in gold and red sequins, and lilies in silver embroidery, featuring: “H” in silver embroidery surmounted by the royal crown in gold thread and red silk; nine small buttons embroidered with gold braid, with a silver dove in the center featuring a red beak; an embroidered pocket with flaps on each side; collar embroidered in

Estimation

€3,000 - 4,000

A "ceinture-écharpe de pair de France" made of whi

96 - A "ceinture-écharpe de pair de France" made of white pleated satin, featuring two wider pleated pendants embroidered with gold braid depicting a cascade of laurel leaves at the bottom and finished with seventeen large gold twisted fringes; this sash fastens with a hook-and-eye closure; sash length 100 cm, width 7 cm; pendants 13 cm wide, 34 cm long. (There may originally have been a white satin bow above the pendants, which is now missing; small tears on the back of one of the pendants; small s

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,500

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