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Al Etihad
23-05-2025
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Napoleon's sword sold at auction for 4.7 million euros
23 May 2025 22:29 PARIS (AFP) A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor fetched almost 4.7 million euros at auction in Paris, many times the asking price and coming close to a new record price for a Napoleonic artefact, the auction house piece, which Napoleon ordered in 1802 and kept throughout his reign, was sold for 4.66 million euros ($5.27 million) late Thursday, said the Drouot auctioneers, on whose premises the auction organised by the Giquello auction firm took sword had been estimated to reach 700,000 to one million euros when it came under the hammer in final price nearly broke the auction record for a Napoleonic artefact, set in 2007 when a sword used by Napoleon at the 1800 Battle of Marengo sold for 4.8 million euros."It joins the very select group of the most valuable Napoleonic artefacts ever sold at auction," the Drouot auction house passed the sabre on to his close ally Emmanuel de Grouchy, who the French emperor named his last marshal of the sword has been in Grouchy's family since 1815, the year of Napoleon's last defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.A second copy, identical to this one and also commissioned by Napoleon, is kept at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, memorabilia regularly come up for sale at auction in France in a flourishing trade marked by intense interest from pistols that he once intended to use to kill himself were sold in France last July for 1.7 million euros, while one of his trademark "bicorne" hats was acquired for 1.9 million euros in November 2023. A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 was sold in April for 26,360 euros.
Al Etihad
26-04-2025
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Napoleon's sword to be sold at auction in Paris
26 Apr 2025 22:36 Paris (AFP)A sword that belonged to Napoleon and was specially ordered for the personal use of the French emperor is to be auctioned in Paris next month, the auction house ordered the sabre in 1802 and kept it throughout his Giquello auction firm said on Friday it expected the sword to reach 700,000 to one million euros ($800,000 to $1.1 million) when it goes under the hammer in Paris on May passed the sabre on to his close ally Emmanuel de Grouchy, who the French emperor named his last marshal of the sword has been in Grouchy's family since 1815, the year of Napoleon's last defeat at the Battle of Waterloo.A second copy, identical to this one and also commissioned by Napoleon, is kept at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, memorabilia regularly comes up for sale at auction in France in a flourishing trade marked by intense interest from pistols that he once intended to use to kill himself were sold in France last July for 1.7 million euros, while one of his trademark "bicorne" hats set a record price for his possessions when it was acquired for 1.9 million euros in November 2023. A hand-written letter from Napoleon denying his role in the kidnapping of Pope Pius VII in 1809 is to go under the hammer this weekend outside Paris and is expected to reach 12,000 to 15,000 euros.
