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Balsan Encheres

549 - FRANCE – ENGINEER’S BICORNE CAP of the BRIDGES AND ROADS COR…
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Estimate €80
Description
FRANCE – ENGINEER’S BICORNE CAP of the BRIDGES AND ROADS CORPS – Second Empire, circa 1860. Black felt. On the front, a tricolour cockade and braiding embroidered with metallic thread in a laurel branch motif, featuring a domed, gilded metal uniform button bearing an imperial eagle with outstretched wings and the inscription ‘Ponts et Chaussées’ – Lining in black leather and red fabric. Length: 46 cm – width: 16.5 cm – height: 16.5 cm
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