Auction on
19 November 2017 - 11:00 (CET) -
9-11, rue Royale - 77300 Fontainebleau
The hopes raised by the new Imperial sale were not disappointed. Three years ago, at the same time of year, the hammer fell at €1.5 M on Napoleon's hat, bought by the CEO of the South Korean Harim Group. This time, the gold leaf from the crown worn by the Emperor at his coronation, which had remained in the family of its...
Martin Guillaume Biennais (1764-1843), gold laurel leaf from the crown worn by Emperor Napoleon I at his coronation, with wavy edges and finely chiselled veins, 1804, 9.2 x 2.5 cm, net weight: 10 g. Presented in a red morocco leather case tooled with gold palmette friezes, tracery, stars and suns, signed “biennais au singe violet rue s.honore n° 511” in gold.
Result: €625,000
Martin Guillaume Biennais (1764-1843), gold laurel leaf from the crown worn by Emperor Napoleon I at his coronation, with wavy edges and finely chiselled veins, 1804, 9.2 x 2.5 cm, net weight: 10 g. Presented in a red morocco leather case tooled with gold palmette friezes, tracery, stars and suns, signed “biennais au singe violet rue s.honore n° 511” in gold.
Result: €625,000
The hopes raised by the new Imperial sale were not disappointed. Three years ago, at the same time of year, the hammer fell at €1.5 M on Napoleon's hat,…
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