Lot 12
  • 12

Bonaparte, Napoleon

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Description

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Letter signed ("Bonaparte"), one page on engraved stationery ("Bonaparte 1er Consul de la République"; ), [Paris], 8 frimaire an 9 de la République [29 November 1800], to the Minister of War, requesting records of supplies distributed to the army and navy. Matted, glazed and framed with a full length portrait of Napoleon.— Manuscript note signed ("Napoleon"), one slip (4 1/4 x 7 in.; 105 x 175 mm), Trianon, 13 March 1813, to his stepson, Eugène de Beauharnais, asking him to send word as soon as General Charbonnet, Artillery Commander, has arrived in Frankfurt. Matted, glazed, and framed.

Condition

Condition is very good
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