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an old rifle with a wooden barrel and a magazine on a white surfacea gun that is sitting on a table next to a bookPhoto 3/3 du lot
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5 - Colonel Aubert 1813–1888.
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Estimate €1,200 - €1,500
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Description
Colonel Aubert 1813–1888. Vetterli carbine, Model 1871. Repeating action, 10.5 mm calibre. Tubular magazine, loaded via the receiver door. Two-piece stock with checkering on the stock. Features a silver nameplate. The cleaning rod is missing; complete with its leather sling. Signs of normal wear and tear; mechanics in good working order. Category D firearm. Included: Théodore Aubert, ‘Les papiers du colonel Aubert, 1813–1888’, Geneva: Alex Jullien, 1953. (signs of wear) Jean-Louis Aubert, who graduated with a degree in mathematical sciences in 1837 in Geneva, began his career as a teacher whilst moving in moderate liberal circles. He soon joined the cantonal militia and then the Military Academy in Thun, where he became an instructor thanks to the support of the future General Dufour. His military career was interrupted following the Radical Revolution in Geneva in 1846, in which he took part on the government side before resigning. Reinstated in 1854 to the federal general staff, he then experienced his military ‘golden age’. As Inspector of Engineers, he oversaw the construction of strategic Alpine roads such as the Axenstrasse, the Furka and the Oberalp, and in 1861 organised the Swiss Army’s first Alpine manoeuvres. During the mobilisation of 1870–1871, he commanded the 3rd Division before being promoted to major-general in 1875. He left the army in 1876. At the same time, Aubert pursued a distinguished civilian career. Passionate about railways, he headed the Western Switzerland Railway Company, which was responsible, in particular, for the Morges–Lausanne–Yverdon line. He was also involved in the founding of La Genevoise Assurances, which he chaired until his death in 1888. His name also features in 19th-century European history: following the French Revolution of February 1848, the royal family of Orléans went into exile in England with Queen Victoria and settled at Orleans House, near Twickenham. The young Louis d’Orléans, the future Prince of Condé, pursued part of his studies in Switzerland, at the Collège de Lausanne, whilst staying in Renan with Colonel Louis Aubert, a Swiss republican.
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About the sale THE RETURN OF THE CLASSICAL ARTS
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Auction time 09/22/2026 at 11:00 AM
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