ID 831606
Lot 237 | BÂTON DE MARÉCHAL DE FRANCE RESTAURATION (ATTRIBUÉ AU MARÉCHAL AUGEREAU, DUC DE CASTIGLIONE)
Estimate value
€ 15 000 – 20 000
ÉPOQUE RESTAURATION (SAUF, PEUT-ÊTRE, LE 2ÈME EMBOUT)
Cylindrique en bois recouvert de velours bleu, brodé de 30 fleurs de lys en passementerie d'or, alternées sur six rangs de cinq. Le premier embout en or ciselé, poinçonné, marqué sur le pourtour de la devise : "TERROR BELLI DECUS PACIS" et bordé, d'un côté, de perles et, de l'autre, de rais-de-cœur de feuilles de lauriers, sur le dessus, il est orné des grandes armes de France rapportées sur fond d'or bruni et, sur le pourtour, d'une frise de rais-de-cœur. Le deuxième embout, probablement postérieur, en or 18 carats, est orné, sur le pourtour, d'un côté de perles et, de l'autre, d'une frise de rais-de-cœur avec des frises de lauriers, et, au milieu, d'un guillochage formant des losanges ; le dessus est gravé des armes du maréchal Augereau, Duc de Castiglione, cette partie a été rajoutée, celle d'origine est en-dessous, unie et légèrement bombée, le pourtour est ciselé de rais-de-cœur à palmettes.
Il est présenté dans son écrin s'ouvrant longitudinalement par le milieu et maintenu fermé par trois crochets, en bois recouvert de maroquin rouge doré aux fers de 85 fleurs de lys sur dix rangs alternés, cinq de huit fleurs de lys et cinq de neuf ; les extrémités sont ornées d'une fleur de lys entourée d'un rai-de-cœur à palmettes ; intérieur en soie beige.
Poinçons du 1er embout :
- Coq 3e titre de Paris, 1809/1819.
- Tête de lion, grosse garantie de Paris, 1809/1819
Bâton, D.: 4,8 cm., L.: 49 cm. ;
Écrin, D.: 5,8 cm., L.: 5,1 cm.
Provenance
Ancienne collection Charles Marchal ; ce bâton était présenté à la Biennale des Antiquaires de Paris, au Grand-Palais, en 1980.
Special notice
This item will be transferred to an offsite warehouse after the sale. Please refer to department for information about storage charges and collection
details.
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