Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour - 27th November 2024
Lot 245
France - First Empire: a brass sabretache plate of an officer of the Imperial Guard, Imperial coat
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £630
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Description
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.