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270 - Large command scarf said to have been worn by Napoleon BONAP…
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Estimate €30,000 - €40,000
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Large command scarf said to have been worn by Napoleon BONAPARTE when he entered Milan in 1796. In tricolour silk, edged with gold passementerie fringes. Embroidered with the monogram "N.B.". Length 2m10 approx. Width: 44 cm. A.B.E. Provenance : Valérie MASUYER. History: Let us quote Valérie MASUYER's attestation in her memoirs: "Scarf with fringes worn by the Emperor when he entered Milan in 1796, given by Prince Louis to Arenenberg on by Prince Louis at Arenenberg on 14 October 1837. V.M." This is one of six scarves worn by Bonaparte at the Army of Italy in 1796. This scarf was given by the future Napoleon III to Valérie Masuyer, as a thanks for waiving the mortgage guarantee on her pension, just after the death of after the death of Queen Hortense in 1837. On 15 May 1796, Bonaparte triumphantly entered Milan. He gave his troops eight days his troops a week's rest and negotiated with the Duke of Modena. to invite the victor to share his command with Kellermann. Kellermann. Bonaparte refused and offered his resignation rather than "execute a plan that he considered bad". He won his case. The epic continues. Related work: - It is important to mention Bonaparte's sash worn during the Egyptian Campaign. Firstly for its great aesthetic sobriety, which makes it very similar to the two sashes shown here. similar to the two sashes shown here, and secondly for its provenance: it was origin: worn by Bonaparte during the Egyptian campaign, he gave it to on his return to Hortense de Beauharnais, Joséphine's daughter. It then belonged to his son Louis Napoléon Bonaparte, the future Napoléon III (like the two shown here) and then to the Empress Eugénie, and remained in the collections of the collections of the imperial family until it was acquired by the Musée de Malmaison in 1979. [truncated card - full description in catalogue]
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About the sale The Empire at Fontainebleau - Second day
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Auction time 06/21/2026 at 10:30 AM
Lot description modified on 06/10/2026 at 9:45 AM
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