A French-style line cavalry officer's saddle. This saddle was for officers of cuirassiers, carabiniers, or dragoons. It is made of white buffalo leather, entirely decorated with topstitching; a simple[...]
This work of French Renaissance poetry, seemingly appearing out of nowhere but published by the finest printer in France in 1803, written by an aristocratic woman of unknown origin at the time, was a [...]
Beautiful iron weather vane or rooster. 19th century. Swivels on a metal base. Dimensions: height 58 cm - length 52 cm. Signs of age, visible losses, small dents, restoration at the neck level.
Flintlock pistol, Model 1789, 2nd type. 18th-century French Navy. Round barrel, 19 cm long; 21.9 cm including the breech tang, marked on its left flat "86" for 1786, the date of manufacture. Caliber 1[...]
A round miniature (6.1 cm in diameter). It depicts an officer in full dress uniform, conforming to the 1797 regulations. The uniform is identical to that of the mounted corps. It is made of blue cloth[...]
Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honour. Third type 1806-1808. First Empire. Silver five-pointed double-rayed star with white enameled points, surmounted by a crown. The star is surrounded by light gre[...]
Cavalry pistol, Model An IX, from Charleville. Consulate period. Octagonal barrel at the breech, then round, stamped "À". Length 20.1 cm, length including breech tang 24.2 cm. Breech tang signed "25/3[...]
Shako of the 1st Hussar Regiment, Type 1812. First Empire. Felt body, black waxed leather crown; a leather girdle is sewn to the bottom of the felt, with a brass buckle and prong at the rear, and belo[...]
Veterans' Bar, Imperial Eagle on two crossed swords, from which hang the Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honour, Third type of 1806-1808, First Empire, and the Saint Helena Medal, 1857 model, bronze m[...]
Aide-de-Camp officer's saber, model of 1 Vendémieure Year XII. First Empire. Gilt bronze hilt. Single-branch guard. Rectangular crossguard decorated with an antique helmet against a background of mili[...]
Naval officer's saber, Prairial Year XII model. First Empire. Bronze hilt. Single-branch guard, quillon ending in the form of a sea monster's head. Crossguard decorated with a naval anchor on a bundle[...]
Cuirassier officer Shelmet and cuirass First Empire Helmet steel bowl, tilted backward in the so-called Minerva style. Cuirass breastplate edged with brass studs highlighted by a punched band on t[...]
SCHWEIGHAEUSER (Johannes) - Cebetis tabula sive vitae humanae pictura graece. Strasbourg, Chez Heitz, 1806; octavo, 120 pp., contemporary red boards, smooth spine with gilt decoration, edges painted y[...]
Pair of Restoration period candlesticks, goldsmith's work, 19th century dollhouse style, Empire or Restoration period. In perfect condition, high-quality chasing, undoubtedly done by a goldsmith, perf[...]
Carved coconut mounted in a powder flask from the first half of the 19th century. Beautiful decoration of Masonic attributes sculpted in a medallion. Beautiful original condition!!
HOOD AND CROUPELIN COVER OF THE 23rd DRAGON Regiment, regulations of the Year X, First Empire (until 1812). 31122HOOD in green cloth edged with a braid woven with white threads (width 4.50 cm), double[...]
Selected Fables of La Fontaine, Paris, circa 1820Very rare complete set of 25 engraved cards, coloured by hand (there are two identical cards of No. 22, so in total 26 cards).Contained in a cardboard [...]
STRONG SABER OF CAVALRY OFFICER OLD MONARCHY, REVOLUTION AND THE FIRST EMPIRE, THIS SABER HAS CROSSED ALL THESE ERA AND IT IS IN SUPERB CONDITION. HANDLE COVERED WITH BEANBAG WITH FILIGREE BRASS MOUNT[...]
MARINE EDGE AXE WELL MARKED WITH THE MARINE ANCHOR, THE HANDLE HAS BEEN SHORTENED, THE BELT HOOK IS ALSO MISSING, TRANSFORMED FOR ITS CIVILIAN LIFE, BEAUTIFUL PIECE FROM THE 1ST EMPIRE PERIOD. HEIGHT [...]
Rare book which deals with the personality of Buffon, the famous Naturalist: "Voyage à Montbar," containing very interesting details on the character of the person and the writings of Buffon. By the l[...]
Beautiful cast iron cash register from the National brand. Early 20th century , in good condition. An American work from around 1900 in Empire style. Very beautiful decorative object. Height 53 cm Wid[...]
"Large French Solar Microscope by Soleil Fils in Paris" Interesting French solar microscope made by Soleil Fils in Paris. Good general condition. Small crack in the mirror.
Superb revolver produced under the Second Empire by the famous gunsmith JAVELLE in St Etienne. The frame, the console and the barrel are very nicely decorated. Marking JAVELLE St Etienne under the und[...]
Charming lyre with a fir body, maple back, and cherry inlays. The lyre, which requires restoration, features three strings, allowing the instrument to be played. It also produces a pleasant sound and [...]
Travel kit in solid mahogany box with brass trim and push button, interior consisting of a knife, a fork, a spoon, a silver cup, a corkscrew, a round mahogany case, silver hallmarks with rooster 2, ma[...]
[MAGAZINE] - COLLECTIVE (By a society of merchants and men of letters) - The organ of commerce and manufactures. Paris, Au Bureau de l'Organe et du Commerce, 1820; in-8, 584 pp., brown half-calf bindi[...]
An unusually shaped, lightly tinted blown glass bird bath featuring a pear-shaped container with an applied hanging ring at the top and a beautifully deformed cup at the front. Late 18th - early 19th [...]
VERY COMPLETE WITH THESE 164 PAGES THIS CALENDAR FOR BUSINESS PEOPLE, INDICATES IMPORTANT ADDRESSES ON THE FARM, GRANT, JUSTICE ETC..... TWO TEARS IN THE MARGIN AT THE END OF THE BOOK. BEAUTIFUL RED L[...]
Waffle iron representing the profile of Napoleon I, crowned Emperor of the French in 1804. France, 19th century. Good condition, with traces of use. Length 73.5 cm, plates 16.8 cm X 10.2 cm. Weight 2.[...]
PAIR OF OFFICER'S PISTOLS by LEPAGE IN PARISFrance, First Empire. Steel, wood.Total length: 34.5 cm - Barrel length: 18 cm - Caliber: 13 mmOctagonal barrels, slightly blued, with hairline rifling, rib[...]
RARE WAR COMMISSIONER'S GLAIVE SWORD AND ITS SEAL HAVING BELONGED TO WAR COMMISSIONER ALEXANDRE FAVIÈRES UNDER THE 1ST EMPIRE. SHIELD ENGRAVED WITH HIS INITIALS AND SEAL WITH HIS NAME. GLAIVE ENTIRELY[...]
Brass mount, with a so-called "hunter" guard with three lateral branches. The main branch is signed Versailles, numbered "1118", and hallmarked "B" in an oval of JJC Bureau, director of the factory fr[...]
A pretty gilded copper medal, representing in profile, Napoleon 1st, Emperor. This medal rests in its round box certainly made of Corozo (vegetable ivory). Very interesting, on the lid is sculpted, a [...]
Wrought iron door handle from the early 19th century. Representing the imperial eagle of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French. In used condition, mounted on an oak panel. Dimensions 41.5 cm X 24.5 cm. - [...]
Third Set of Historical Cards, containing an Abridged Version of Greek History, a game published around 1810 in its sliding cardboard box with faux marble walls. The game consists of 45 cards decorate[...]
Important model in a wooden box, representing the Coronation of Josephine by Napoleon, after the famous painting by David. Characters and decoration in papier-mâché. Work carried out in 1964 by Florim[...]
GOOD CONDITION AND PERIOD WITHOUT HALLMARK RARE BONAPARTE 1ST CONSUL / CAMBACERES AND LEBRUN, BUSTS ADJOINED TO THE RIGHT OF THE THREE CONSULS. REVERSE: WAR OF LIBERTY, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE SEINE HAS[...]
Reliquary with 6 relics of Saints and paperolles: St Bernard, Ste Bénigne Mart., Sts Jumeaux, Dte Bologne, St Junille, St Neon en Turbes. Period early 19th in its Empire frame in gilded stucco and its[...]
Gilt and chiseled bronze, First Empire, circa 1805 Rare and prestigious chamberlain's key in gilt bronze, finely chiseled, decorated with the imperial eagle surmounted by the crown of the Lombards and[...]
EMPIRE WARS SILVER flintlock pistol Mameluke Mameluke in OTTOMAN style - 18th century FTN25PST001 Undoubtedly a souvenir of the Napoleonic expedition to Egypt, following the fighting at the Battle of [...]
PAIR OF OFFICER'S STIRRUPS, First Empire. 32219 In chased and gilded cast bronze. Each branch of the stirrup is molded in a spiral, finished at its end by acanthus leaves and joined together at the to[...]
rare double mountain chalice in monoxyl wood with two handles decorated with birds and a cup topped with a cross, origin Savoy, Haute Savoie, height: 14.2 cm, diameter: 8 cm
[MILITARIA] - Provisional ordinance on the exercise and maneuvers of the cavalry. Paris, Chez Magimel, 1808; in-12, XXIV-523 pp., contemporary half-calf binding, decorated smooth spine, marbled edges,[...]
Small painting, oil on panel representing the temptation of Christ in the desert, panel formerly split and glued on the right side, visible in the photos. This painting is presented in a carved and gi[...]
Beautiful bronze obelisk with details similar to the one on Place de la Concorde, but the thermometer is missing. Slight chips on the marble base, see photos.
CAVALRY CAST IRON IN BLACK LEATHER FOR PISTOL AND RIFLE 1st EMPIRE THE NECK OF THE CAST IRON IS REINFORCED BY A WROUGHT IRON CIRCLE ATTACHED WITH COPPER WIRES; A SOFT LEATHER BRACE WITH ITS BUCKLE WAS[...]
Tobacco box composed of four carved bone panels.The lid is decorated with a scene depicting two women beside two trees.The three other sides are adorned with floral motifs.The underside of the box sho[...]
[NAPOLEON I] Jean-François LE SUEUR (1760 – 1837), French composer and director of music for Emperor Napoleon I. Signed manuscript entitled “House of HM the Emperor and King. Service of the Grand Cham[...]
59 cm high for its frame and 44 cm wide Painter, man of letters, painter recognized for his subjects touching on various army regiments...good general condition despite some foxing. Note the writing i[...]
Sabre of horse hunter of the imperial guard first empire, of the second model. Regulation mount with hallmarks of the Versailles manufacture. Blade of the national manufacture of klingenthal Couleaux [...]
Corozo snuffbox depicting a crouching gunner in uniform holding his saber in his right hand. Condition: old restorations to the visor and lid (hinge and bottom of the uniform).Dimension: height 8.3 cm[...]
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