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Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, 1st Marquis of Gouvion-Saint-Cyr (French pronunciation: [loʁɑ̃ də ɡuvjɔ̃ sɛ̃ siʁ]; 13 April 1764 – 17 March 1830) was a French military commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars who rose to the rank of Marshal of the Empire. He is regarded as Napoleon’s finest commander in defensive warfare.
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Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr Letter Signed. Sold for over $1,000.
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Napoleon Bonaparte’s Watch, Engraved and Gifted by Napoleon to His Protege, Baron Desgnettes — Documented as Originally Owned by Monaco’s Royal Family
Beautiful pocket watch given by Napoleon Bonaparte to his Baron Rene-Nicolas Dufriche Desgenettes. Desgenettes was responsible for leading the French Army’s department of medicine during the Napoleonic era, and was highly regarded by Napoleon, who gave him the title of Baron of the French empire in 1810. Silver and vermeil watch contains a pocket watch key along with a cock mechanism to the inside. Cover is engraved with an eagle holding a branch in its beak, surrounded by detailed engravings on the silver half hunter cover, with “Jn Javel a Geneve” engraved to the cover’s inside. Features enamel dial with Arabic figures and second hand, and a gold mechanism cover with an engraving reading, “Jn Javel a Geneve / L’Empereur au docteur baron des Genets 1812”. Measures 2.3″ in diameter and weighs 108 grams. Small chip to enamel at the 8 hour and overall light scratching and tarnishing to the inside of the watch; very good condition. Documented as originally from the estate of the Monaco royal family. Sold for $22,435.
Napoleon Bonaparte Letter Signed, With an Exceptionally Large Signature
Napoleon Bonaparte letter signed, with an exceptionally large signature filling half the page. Bonaparte writes to one of his closest allies in the French government, Michel-Louis-Etienne Regnaud de Saint-Jean d’Angely, who then served as president of the Interior at the Council of State. Two page document on a single sheet measures 7.25” x 9”. Ink stain at bottom of second page, and shallow folds, else near fine. Sold for $5,000.
Napoleon Bonaparte Document Signed — With PSA/DNA COA
Document signed by Napoleon Bonaparte, who boldly signs ”Bonaparte” at upper left, a signature he used as he was gaining power in the early 1800’s. Document in French concerns the memorial service of a member of the French army. Measures 7.75” x 12”, matted and framed to 13.75” x 18”. Slight detachment to upper corner of frame and uniform toning to document. Very good condition. With PSA/DNA COA. Sold for $3,125.
Napoleon Bonaparte Autograph Note Signed Ordering the Arrest of a Genoa Governor During the First Italian Campaign
Napoleon Bonaparte autograph note signed as general-in-chief of the French Army in Italy during the First Italian Campaign in the French Revolutionary Wars. Bonaparte here orders the arrest of a Genoa governor. Written in French, it translates: ”Send to General to carry out right away the mission suggested by citizen [Minister] Faipoult. / The general in chief / Bonaparte”. He writes the order upon a letter sent to him by Guillaume Charles Faipoult de Maisoncelle, French minister to Genoa. Also written in French, it’s datelined Genoa, 17th of Vendemiaire [October] in the 5th year of the French Republic [1796]. The minister reports: ”…Another new arrest of the 46 recruits who were sent here for Naples and who stopped in Novi, where Governor Oliveri gave them a certificate and declared them for the King of Naples…” Napoleon’s signed note appears on the upper margin of the first page of the minister’s 2pp. letter on 2 sheets. Measures 8.5” x 12”. Near fine. Matted in a gilt wooden frame to an overall size of 46.25” x 28.75”. Document is flanked by a printed translation and a print of Jacques-Louis David’s 1812 portrait called ”The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries.” Sliver of chipping to frame left and bottom edges, else near fine. Sold for $2,291.
Napoleon Bonaparte Document Signed
Document signed by Napoleon Bonaparte, who boldly signs ”Bonaparte” at upper left, a signature he used as he was gaining power in the early 1800’s. Document in French concerns the memorial service of a member of the French army. Measures 7.75” x 12”, matted and framed to 13.75” x 18”. Slight detachment to upper corner of frame and uniform toning to document. Very good condition. Sold for $2,188.
King George III Signed Napoleonic Wars Document — Empowering His Foreign Minister to Sign a Peace Treaty With the Defeated King of Prussia
George III document signed as King of the United Kingdom during the Napoleonic Wars. In large script the monarch pens ”George R” to the top margin of the first page. Datelined Court at St. James, 17 June 1807, it instructs Great Britain’s Chancellor (John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon) to authorize the Foreign Minister George Canning to sign a treaty with Prussia’s King, Frederick William III. Napoleon had defeated Frederick decisively in the Battle of Jena-Auerstadt not quite a year before this document was drafted. Document reads in part: ”…Our Full Power to Our Right Trusty and Wellbeloved Counsellor George Canning Esq, One of Our Principal Secretaries of State, empowering Him to conclude and sign with the Minister of Our Good Brother the King of Prussia, a Treaty of Friendship mutual defence and Security…” This portion of the document is written in English and runs 2pp. on a single sheet. The remaining 4pp. are a transcript of the Treaty as referenced in the letter, written in Latin. A seal is affixed to the upper left of the first page. 6pp. document on 4 leaves of card-style stationery is bound with a navy blue ribbon. Notation to verso calls the document a ”Warrant for affixing the Great Seal to W. Secretary Canning’s Full Power / June 17 1807”. Measures 7.75” x 12”. Toning and creasing, with minor separation and staining to folds around ribbon binding, else near fine. Sold for $1,109.
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