Bonaparte and the Flame of the Empire

Result EUR136,500

Published on 30 November 2020, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 19 November 2020 - 14:00 (CET) - 12, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris

A love letter and historical documents set the auction alight, and several preemptions honored the duty to remember.

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), autograph letter signed "BP", addressed to Josephine... Bonaparte and the Flame of the Empire

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), autograph letter signed "BP", addressed to Josephine (late February or early March 1796).
Result: €136,500

"I am giving you three kisses: one on your heart, one on your lips and one on your eyes". This vibrant declaration of love sent from the young General Bonaparte to Josephine a few days before their wedding at the town hall in the second arrondissement of Paris on March 9, 1796, could not but warm even the coldest heart. It fetched €136,500.…

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[VENTE MAINTENUE] 36 • LES COLLECTIONS ARISTOPHIL • HISTOIRE : LIVRES, LETTRES ET MANUSCRITS AUTOGRAPHES PAR DROUOT ESTIMATIONS

Thursday 19 November 2020 - 14:00 (CET) - Live

12, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris

Drouot Estimations , Les Collections Aristophil

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