Set of twenty-five large buttons and ten small buttons of dress in vermeil and stones of the Rhine.
Hallmarked with a lictor beam (1809-1819 - Paris, small guarantee). 
The set is presented in a case lined with velvet and cream silk bearing an inscription in brown ink dated 1812. 
Diameter of the big buttons : 3 cm
Diam. of the small buttons : 1,5 cm

Provenance : By family tradition, this set would have belonged to Jean-Andoche Junot, 1st duke of Abrantès, known as "la Tempête", general of the first Empire and colonel of the hussars who in 1812 took part in the Russian campaign.
Live Sunday 12 February 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 128

Set of twenty-five large buttons and ten small buttons of dress in vermeil and stones of the Rhine. Hallmarked with a lictor beam (1809-1819 - Paris, small guarantee). The set is presented in a case lined with velvet and cream silk bearing an inscription in brown ink dated 1812. Diameter of the big buttons : 3 cm Diam. of the small buttons : 1,5 cm Provenance : By family tradition, this set would have belonged to Jean-Andoche Junot, 1st duke of Abrantès, known as "la Tempête", general of the first Empire and colonel of the hussars who in 1812 took part in the Russian campaign.

Estimate
€600 - €700
Result
€1,900
Buyer's premium
25%
Set of twenty-five large buttons and ten small buttons of dress in vermeil and stones of the Rhine. Hallmarked with a lictor beam (1809-1819 - Paris, small guarantee). The set is presented in a case lined with velvet and cream silk bearing an inscription in brown ink dated 1812. Diameter of the big buttons : 3 cm Diam. of the small buttons : 1,5 cm Provenance : By family tradition, this set would have belonged to Jean-Andoche Junot, 1st duke of Abrantès, known as "la Tempête", general of the first Empire and colonel of the hussars who in 1812 took part in the Russian campaign.
Sale Sunday 12 February 2023・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Sale location coming soon 1 ter, boulevard de la République 92210 Saint-Cloud