Napoleon - An Intimate Portrait


"Imperial Procession entering Notre-Dame Cathedral" from the "Book of the Coronation"

Charles Percier and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine - 1807

With a large coronation party and 8,000 dignitaries in attendance, protocol was of primary concern. Napoléon’s family caused a number of problems, with two of his sisters refusing to carry Joséphine’s train because it was beneath their status as “Highnesses,” which Napoléon had just conferred. Exasperated, he remarked, “One would think, to hear you, that I had just despoiled you of the heritage of our late father the king.”

Historical Provenance - Talleyrand collection

Engraving and watercolor



Antique Stamped 1803 Napoleonic Era, Hungarian, Polish Knife 19â€, Short Sword picture

Antique Stamped 1803 Napoleonic Era, Hungarian, Polish Knife 19â€, Short Sword

$1898.00



66 pcs Set Eme 18/10 Italy Pearlized Handle Fork Spoon Knives Flatware Napoleon picture

66 pcs Set Eme 18/10 Italy Pearlized Handle Fork Spoon Knives Flatware Napoleon

$229.00



CHRISTOFLE,FRENCH SILVERPLATED PAPER KNIFE,LETTER OPENER,NAPOLEON. picture

CHRISTOFLE,FRENCH SILVERPLATED PAPER KNIFE,LETTER OPENER,NAPOLEON.

$120.00



OSS Coin Knife (Vintage) Napoleon III - 5 Francs 1869 - Knife & File (RARE) picture

OSS Coin Knife (Vintage) Napoleon III - 5 Francs 1869 - Knife & File (RARE)

$108.64



EME Flatware Napoleon-Bordeaux Lucites 9pcs 5 fork, 4 Knives Italy Flatware set picture

EME Flatware Napoleon-Bordeaux Lucites 9pcs 5 fork, 4 Knives Italy Flatware set

$99.99



VTG  EMPERIUR  NAPOLEON III  ELOI PERNET FRANCE 1867  COIN NAIL KNIFE ....... picture

VTG EMPERIUR NAPOLEON III ELOI PERNET FRANCE 1867 COIN NAIL KNIFE .......

$79.65



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