Five weapons that belonged to the Emperor will be auctioned. Among them, the sword he wore during the coup d’etat of 18 Brumaire 1799.
The sword worn by Napoleon Bonaparte in his coup d’état in 1799 will be auctioned in the United States next weekend along with five firearms that belonged to the French emperor who died 200 years ago, announced a specialized company.
The total value of the lot, which will be marketed Dec. 3-5 by the Rock Island Auction Company in Illinois, is estimated to be between $ 1.5 million and $ 3.5 million, according to a statement.
“The sword, accompanied by its scabbard, is the centerpiece of this collection” and will be sold in Rock Island (Illinois) and online.
$ 6.5 million
The weapon leaves the Versailles workshops of the gunsmith Nicolas-Noël Boutet and was “carried by Napoleon Bonaparte during the coup d’etat of 18 Brumaire 1799″ (November 9, 1799), explains the auction house which says ” world leader in auctions of collectible firearms, bladed weapons and military equipment “.
Crowned Emperor on December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte offered his sword to General Jean-Andoche Junot. When he died, the weapon had found its way to a museum in London and then to an American collector, according to Rock Island Auction Company.
The auction house recalls in its press release that in 2007, “the saber carried by (the First Consul Bonaparte) at the battle of Marengo (against Austrian troops in June 1800 in Piedmont in Italy) had been auctioned for the sum of $ 6.5 million “.
France celebrated in the spring the bicentenary of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte on May 5, 1821, President Emmanuel Macron painting a portrait “in chiaroscuro” of this central figure in the history of France and Europe.
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