Myself with author and historian J. David Markham, Knight of the Order of the Academic Palms and current President of the International Napoleonic Society.
Montréal, September 2019
My wife and I at the annual Napoleonic Historical Society Conference.
Austin TX, November 2023
Napoleonic Historical Society Conference at the Gran Hotel in Zócalo Square.
Mexico City, November 2024
The Collection
Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte Signed Letter 1808
Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte Signed Letter 1808
Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte Signed Letter 1808
Letter dated July 3, 1808 to his financier Count Mollien addressing the financial concerns for the new government establishment of his brother, Joseph Bonaparte- King of Spain. Purchased from the Gary Combs Collection, NYC. Published in Correspondence Générale of Napoléon, Fayard, 2008, Vol. 8, n. 18471
Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte Signed Letter 1814
Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte Signed Letter 1808
Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte Signed Letter 1808
Letter written by Gen. Drouot (interim Governor of Elba) addressing the need to have the town‘s clock repaired. Signed in approval by Napoléon, dated June 30, 1814 In Portoferraio, Elba, Italy during his first exile.
Note: Bibliotecha Lindesiana stamp
Joseph Bonaparte Signed Letter 1797
Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte Signed Letter 1808
Joseph Bonaparte Signed Letter 1797
C. 1797 Two page notary manuscript in Italian signed “J Bonaparte“ while he was serving as the French ambassador to Rome. Joseph was Napoléon‘s older brother and served as King of Naples before becoming King of Spain (1808-1813). He had a tumultuous relationship with Napoleón during his reign but remained loyal throughout.
Elisa Bonaparte Signed Letter 1808
Jérôme Bonaparte Signed Letter 1844
Joseph Bonaparte Signed Letter 1797
Letter dated January 20, 1808 while she reigned as Princess of Lucca and Piombino, and later as Grand Duchess of Tuscany. As Napoléon‘s oldest sister she served as one of his more capable and competent rulers within the House of Bonaparte. Originally purchased from Demarest, one of the oldest document/manuscript dealers in Paris. Untranslated.
Jérôme Bonaparte Signed Letter 1844
Jérôme Bonaparte Signed Letter 1844
Jérôme Bonaparte Signed Letter 1844
Youngest brother of the Emperor, Jérôme, signed letter dated the 26th May 1844, to his daughter, Princess Mathilde, in French. On the occasion of the Princess´ birthday, he writes a letter to her as he has to leave early and cannot wait until Mathilde wakes up, stating ..I have to do so in writing..”I have asked my dear Napoleon to kiss you on my behalf, give you a bouquet of flowers and a small souvenir“ he is referring to his son Napoleon, nicknamed ''Plon-Plon'', two years younger than Mathilde, he wishes happiness to his daughter and sends his best regards to her husband ..who finds out today that he has an old wife of 24 years old!!
Napoléon III Signed Letter 1856
Jérôme Bonaparte Signed Letter 1844
Jérôme Bonaparte Signed Letter 1844
Letter is dated September 11, 1856 from his vacation home in Biarritz, France. Napoléon III, Napoléon Bonaparte’s nephew, ruled France from 1852-1870 as both President and then Emperor.
French Infantry Officer’s Sword
2nd French Empire Dragoon Helmet & Cuirass
2nd French Empire Dragoon Helmet & Cuirass
C. 1810 French infantry officer‘s sword of the Grande Armée. Most have ivory or bone for the hand grip, however this was made with tortoise shell. This particular sword is featured in the paperback “Swords at the Battle of Waterloo” by Harvey JS Withers.
2nd French Empire Dragoon Helmet & Cuirass
2nd French Empire Dragoon Helmet & Cuirass
2nd French Empire Dragoon Helmet & Cuirass
C. 1854-1872 The cuirass and dragoon helmet is from the pre-WWI era of the 2nd French Empire under Napoléon III. Stamped with the makers mark of Siraudin. This is most likely a composite set with the dragoon helmet being that of a trumpeter with red feather and horse mane hair.
Napoleonic "N" uniform accoutrement
This battlefield relic was found in present-day Chlumec, Czech Republic. A product of the Battle of Kulm in August, 1813. It is made of brass and was most likely attached to headgear on a czapka or shako, or possibly on cables worn by infantry of the Grande Armée.
Jérôme Bonaparte Signed Letter 1844
Napoleonic Collectibles & Art
These golden embroidered bees, a personal symbol of Napoléon, were used at his Coronation ceremony at Notre Dame on December 2, 1804. They were most likely used on decorations such as tapestries or cushions and were acquired through Osenat Auction House, Paris in December 2020.
Napoléon and Empress Marie Louise of Austria, c. 1810
Post First Empire period medallion of the Emperor.
Miniature portrait of Empress Marie Louise and infant son, Napoléon II. Note the brass gilded frame topped with the Bonaparte coat of arms.
Framed engraving of the Coronation of Napoléon. First Empire period, Osenat auction.
Commemorative medal of the Mexico Expedition under Napoléon III. Manufactured by Barre, c. 1863
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