Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to include a Fine Collection of Napoleonic Medals

Waterloo and Emperor Napoleon Memorabilia, comprising a very small section of gold thread embroidery with accompanying letter dated 15th Feb. 1877 ‘Dear Sir, The enclosed is a piece cut from the Saddle Cloth which was used by the 1st Napoleon at St. Helena & of which I beg Your Kind acceptance, I am Yours Faithfully, R.O.Yeats ?, Sir H.W. Peek Bart. M.P. Wimbledon’; a small piece of wood (6 x 1 cm) glued to a card with period note ‘Piece of the Wellington Tree From the Field of Waterloo 1822’; a Georgian iron cannon ball (6 lb) showing small impact marks to one side stated to have come from a collection assembled in the early 19th century from the field at Waterloo; a framed letter dated the ‘Year 10’ from General Moucey Inspector General of the National Guard to General Alexander Berthier Minister of War concerning requests from various officers, good overall condition (4) £300-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Napoleonic Medals and Artefacts.

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Note: Bon Adrien, Jeannot de Moucey, Duke of Congliano, born 1754 was a Peninsula War General and defended Paris in 1814, died 20th April, 1842.