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104 - A gendarme’s or Royal House gendarme officer’s knapsack, wit…
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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Description
A gendarme’s or Royal House gendarme officer’s knapsack, with a wooden body covered in red morocco leather, gilt brass flaps adorned with a lion’s head (one of which is missing, along with the ring), gilded brass clasp adorned with the staff cross in the centre, guilloché border (leather unstitched; the clasp no longer fastens); a gold-coloured braid band, lined with red cloth, with gilded and chiselled brass fittings, the crowned arms of France, fleur-de-lis studs, in very good condition. Date: Early Restoration period, 1814/1815. PROVENANCE: probably the Count of BOURBON BUSSET, aide-major, sale at Vichy, 10 March 1990, lot 33.
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About the sale Antique weapons, historical memorabilia and decorations
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Auction time 11/04/2026 at 11:00 AM
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