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10 articles taggés "Napoleon I"

Napoleon I broke a world record

Imperial gold leaf

Aristophil: fourth sale

With eight catalogues for seven auctions, the fourth session of sales of the Aristophil collection garnered €11 M, and continued to attract institutions,…

The emperor’s house

Overview (Pre-sale)

Étienne Nitot and sons: Imperial suppliers

Working for the imperial court was a feather in the cap of jewellers like Nitot as well as artists such as Robert Lefèvre, who made portraits of Napoleon…

The princely collection of Amaury Taittinger

Three princes of France with tragic destinies, a collection stamped with memories and results reflecting the historical significance of pieces, particularly…

Zix: chronicler of Napoleon's conquests

A sketchbook and twenty-eight drawings by this French artist provide priceless testimony of the advance of Napoleon I's army through Europe.

Napoleon I for ever

Both adulated and hated, nearly two centuries after going the way of all flesh the Emperor continues to be talked about and to drive the market wild.…

Napoleon puts his best foot forward at Drouot

These perfectly traceable boots, attributed to Napoleon I, are a size €117,2018.

In the time of Lepaute

The name of Jean-Joseph Lepaute, clockmaker to Napoleon I, has travelled down through the centuries.

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