France - First Empire: a brass sabretache plate of an officer of the Imperial Guard, Imperial coat

France - First Empire: a brass sabretache plate of an officer of the Imperial Guard, Imperial coat of arms with an eagle to a shield at the centre, the chain of the Legion de Honneur around, Imperial mantle with bees, crossed sceptres of justice and mercy, the crest a helmet surmounted by the imperial crown, 17 x 15 mm; together with a brass Imperial Guard cartridge box badge, a crowned eagle with lightning bolts; presented together in a glazed frame. [2]

Sotheby Parke Bernet Monaco, 6th of October 1980, lot 1050 (catalogue included with lot)

Robert Florey Collection

Robert Florey, 1900-1979, was a French-American film director and actor.