Napoleon - An Intimate Portrait


Cushion used at coronation of Napoléon

Cushion used at coronation of Napoléon

- 1804

Many of the objects used in the coronation displayed Napoléon’s personal emblem, the bee. The symbol provided continuity with the ancient sovereign King Childeric I (father of Clovis, 5th Century King of the Franks) whose tomb, when discovered in 1653, revealed he had been buried with hundreds of inlaid golden bees.

Historical Provenance - Collection of Augustin François André Picot, the Emperor’s embroiderer

Silk velvet, gold thread and embroidered braid



Antique French Napoleonic Light Cavalry Officer's Saber Sword First Empire picture

Antique French Napoleonic Light Cavalry Officer's Saber Sword First Empire

$2450.00



Original Very Early British 1796 Napoleonic Saber Sword picture

Original Very Early British 1796 Napoleonic Saber Sword

$600.00



Damascus Steel Champagne 18

Damascus Steel Champagne 18" Sword Napoleon Sabre Unsharpened

$349.00



Napoleon Wars French Infantry Briquet Sword Saber & Sheath Brass Handle READ picture

Napoleon Wars French Infantry Briquet Sword Saber & Sheath Brass Handle READ

$299.95



Napoleonic Sword P1796 British German Cavalry Officer Saber PROJECT Needs TLC picture

Napoleonic Sword P1796 British German Cavalry Officer Saber PROJECT Needs TLC

$289.00



Cold Steel 1830 Napoleon Saber 1055 Carbon Steel Brass Hilt 39

Cold Steel 1830 Napoleon Saber 1055 Carbon Steel Brass Hilt 39" Replica 88NS

$279.95



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