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Lot # 1723: Napoleon Ephemera Collection with Relic From St. Helena (7)

Starting Bid: $500.00

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Item was in Auction "Winter 2006 Catalog",
which ran from 11/11/2006 12:00 AM to
12/15/2006 9:00 PM



Excellent grouping of mostly 19th century Napoleon related ephemera. This collection is topped with an artifact of Napoleon and his staff while in exile at St. Helena and consists of a copper plate engraving of the Emperor on his rearing mount, signed J. Stewart, Sculpt. It is surrounded by a red ribbon and mounted on a large piece of printed paper. VG (accompanied by LOA from William Fagan). Secondly, there are three posters from the early 20th Century related to books published about the Emperor Napoleon. EX. An original copy of the Parisian Daily "Le Monteur Universel" dated 12 April 1814 announcing Napoleon's first abdication. EX. Original copy of The Times in London dated October 22, 1812 featuring Napoleon in a burning Moscow. EX. We close this grouping with an original invitation to the funeral of the Duke of Wellington at St. Paul's Cathedral and bears the stamp of Earl Marshall. EX.

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