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283 - General SOULT, future Marshal and Duke of Dalmatia Large ova…
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General SOULT, future Marshal and Duke of Dalmatia Large oval mahogany travel set. Lid decorated with a shield engraved "General Soult". Brass reinforced edge. Lock signed "Biennais orfèvre du 1er consul rue St Honoré n°119 Au Singe Violet", two retractable handles, reinforcements and cut brass tabs. Opened, it has a brass-edged mirror in the lid, decorated with palmettes and three levels entirely stripped of their parts. with all their parts removed. With its wrought iron cloverleaf key, with a ring bearing the number "N". 33.7 x 22.8 x Ht. 16.2 Provenance : - Collection of Maréchal Soult - Château de Montchevreuil, collection of the Marquise de Balleroy - Private collection Biographies : Martin-Guillaume BIENNAIS (1764 - Paris, 1843). Known as Napoleon I's goldsmith, Biennais was initially trained as a table maker (ivory work). (working ivory, horn, hard and precious woods to make fans, pieces and trays). chess pieces and trays). He moved to Paris after 1785, where he bought the tabletterie business of the widow Anciaux at 510 rue Saint-Honoré in April 1788. rue Saint-Honoré. On 12 September 1788, he was awarded the title of maître tabletier. Already goldsmith and goldsmith and tablemaker to Consul Bonaparte, he became his official goldsmith when Bonaparte was crowned Emperor. Prestigious commissions abounded. In 1804, he executed the Regalia for Napoleon's coronation and in 1805 for the coronation in Milan. He also supplied He also supplied all the European courts (Bavaria, Russia, Württemberg, etc.). Jean de Dieu SOULT, Duke of Dalmatia (1769-1851). Enlisted in 1785, took part in the Revolutionary Wars. Brigadier general (1794) then division general (1799), seconded Masséna in Switzerland and in Italy. Commander of the light infantry of the Consuls' Guard (1802), he was promoted to Marshal of the Empire and Colonel-General of the Imperial Guard (1804). He was described by by the Emperor as "Europe's foremost manoeuvrer" for having seized at the battle of Governor of Old Prussia (1807), was sent to the Iberian Peninsula, where he distinguished himself as commander-in-chief of the commander-in-chief of the 2nd corps of the Grande Armée, then major-general of the army of Spain (1809). Recalled to France because of his disagreement with King Joseph, he was placed at the head of the Old Guard. He was placed at the head of the Old Guard, then at the head of the Imperial Guard in Saxony (May 1813). After distinguishing himself at Bautzen, he took command of the armies of Spain and the Pyrenees and the Pyrenees (July 1813). He rallied to Louis XVIII (April 1814) and became Minister of War under his reign (December 1814-March 1815). Although he described Napoleon a usurper, he returned to fight alongside him during the Hundred Days. Peer of France, Major General of the Army of the North (May 1815), he was present at the battle of Waterloo (June 1815). of Waterloo (June 1815). Banished from France (1816), he took refuge in Germany. From returned to his country (1819) and resumed service. Minister of War (1830/1832), Responsible for putting down the Canuts revolt (November 1831). President of the Council (October 1832-July 1834, May 1839-March 1840, October 1840-September 1847), held the portfolios of Foreign Affairs (May 1839-March 1840) and War (October War (October 1840-November 1845). Ambassador Extraordinary to London for the coronation of Queen Victoria (1838). In 1847, he was awarded the exceptional title of Marshal General of France. Provenance: N°221, Fontainebleau sale, 25/03/2018
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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 9:51 AM
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