"Uniform Of The Hunting Party Of Emperor Napoleon I. Gal Sorbier."
The hunting uniform of Emperor Napoleon I's hunting party. A straight-cut, French-style coat in dragon green, with a high collar, cuffs, and pockets adorned with engraved white metal buttons bearing the imprint of various game species. The braid is edged in silver (one-third) and gold (two-thirds). It originates from the Gard department and the château of General Jean Joseph Augustin Sorbier, near Uzès. General Sorbier was born in Saint-Quentin-La-Poterie. See the photograph of Napoleon I in his hunting uniform, accompanied by Roustam. The Emperor is wearing the uniform of his hunting party. He is distinguished from the other members by wearing cream-colored leather breeches instead of green cloth ones. Nata: the hunting braid, traditionally silver with a gold central braid until the end of the Ancien Régime, became gold with a silver central braid for the uniform of the Imperial Hunting Crew of the First Empire. POSSIBILITY OF STANDARD PAYMENT OVER SEVERAL MONTHS.