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† Napoleonic Interest Dr Archibald Arnott`s spectacles, circa 1825. possibly colonial silve

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† Napoleonic Interest Dr Archibald Arnott`s spectacles, circa 1825. possibly colonial silve
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† Napoleonic Interest Dr Archibald Arnott`s spectacles, circa 1825. possibly colonial silver, with pseudo marks, with extending arms, in a fitted leather case 11cm wide Note: Dr Archibald Arnott was a British Army doctor from Ecclefechan, in Dumfriesshire, who was Napoleon Bonaparte`s fourth and final doctor during his exile on St Helena. Napoleon and Arnott developed a good relationship and Arnott became Napoleon`s most trusted doctor, tending him until his death on 5th May 1821. Arnott conducted Napoleon`s post mortem and was left 600 Napoleons by the Emperor. Bought by the current vendor from the sale of Kirkconnel Hall (family home of Dr Arnott) in Ecclefechan in 1956.

† Napoleonic Interest Dr Archibald Arnott`s spectacles, circa 1825. possibly colonial silver, with pseudo marks, with extending arms, in a fitted leather case 11cm wide Note: Dr Archibald Arnott was a British Army doctor from Ecclefechan, in Dumfriesshire, who was Napoleon Bonaparte`s fourth and final doctor during his exile on St Helena. Napoleon and Arnott developed a good relationship and Arnott became Napoleon`s most trusted doctor, tending him until his death on 5th May 1821. Arnott conducted Napoleon`s post mortem and was left 600 Napoleons by the Emperor. Bought by the current vendor from the sale of Kirkconnel Hall (family home of Dr Arnott) in Ecclefechan in 1956.

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