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Lot 957
* Napoleon I (1769-1821). Emperor of France. Military Order Signed of Napoleon for the Formation of a Special Security Force, Fontainebleau, [Sunday] 24 January 1813, to M. le Duc de Feltre, 'vous Recevrez un Decret par lequel j’ai ordonne la formation d’une colonne de 700 hommes a pied et de 250 chevaux, qui sera Reunie sous les orders du General de Brigade Henry, pour Reprimer les desordres qui naissent dans les Departments de la Sarthe et de la Mayenne' ('you will receive a Decree by which I have ordered the formation of a column of 700 infantry and 250 cavalry, which will assemble under the orders of Brigadier General Henry, to suppress the disorders which are arising in the Departments of Sarthe and Mayenne'), then saying to 'order General Henry to be at Mans tomorrow. Send by courier an order to General Bonnard to organise the company of light infantry of the 3rd battalion of the 121st [Regiment], and the light infantry company of the 4th battalion of the same Regiment, which are at Blois; the light infantry company of the 3rd battalion of the 122nd, which is at Vendome, and the light infantry company of the 4th battalion of the 5th Light Infantry which is at Cherbourg, 2 companies of the 26th complete with 70 horse each' ('26e de chasseurs complettes a 70 chevaux chacune' in Napoleon's hand), 'These companies must be complete each with 100 men and put immediately to march. They can be there tomorrow, the day after, and in the first days of the week. General Henri will co-ordinate with the local authorities to divide his columns and assign heir directions. He will use the support of all the foresters; he will cause the forest guardians to march with his columns and if it should be necessary the Sous-Prefets, mayors and national guard, which must work towards the pursuit of the Bandits, shall also march with his columns. Send General Henry a sum of 70,000F to pay bonuses to his force in place of meat and wine, and to pay them for the brigands captured. Recommend him to keep his force in constant Movement, and to use everything he has to arrest these wretches. He will take care also to pay [his] spies well, so as to be able to surprise the brigands. Inform the Generals commanding these military divisions and the Departments, of the formation of this mobile column and recommend them to use all their resources to support their operations; finally order the Commanding General of the 13th Division to assemble near Laval a company of light infantry of the 3rd and 4th battalions of the 86th and to add to them twenty or so Gendarmes, mounted and on foot. He will place this column under the orders of an Adjutant officer and at General Henri’s disposition ('et a la disposition du general Henri' in Napoleon's hand) or an officer of Gendarmerie intelligence, and will alert General Henry as to where this column is to be found, which should manoeuvre in concert with the others and under his orders', two marginal additions in Napoleon's hand as noted, signed 'Nap' at foot, 4 pages, 4toQty: (1)Footnote: Provenance: 'Collection A F Rossignol Paris' (embossed stamp with Imperial 'N' circled with text to lower outer corner of second leaf). The order was given not long after Napoleon's return to Paris (18 December 1812) following his disastrous retreat from Moscow: he had left the remnants of his army 60 miles east of Vilnius on 5 December, after crossing the Berezina. It shows Napoleon's impressive command for detail and his concern to reinforce internal security in France, which had perhaps deteriorated in his absence. A full transcript in French and English translation are available on request.
Lot 285
A selection of ceramic, EPNS and glass cruet sets, a Copeland Late Spode character jug, a Staffordshire toby pot, a Fieldings Devonware flower stem vase, Rein Zinn pewter wine cups, a brass incense burner, Villeroy and Boch fairy plates, a Japanese floral and gilt decorated part tea service, blue and white transfer printed ware etc Condition Report: Not available for this lot
Lot 278
Bristol Innkeepers' Broadside. Bristol, January 4, 1793. At a very Numerous and Most Respectable Meeting held this Day, in the One Hundred and Fourth Year of British Liberty, At the Bush-Tavern, of the Inn-Keepers, Vintners, and Victuallers, of this City, Mr. John Weeks in the Chair, printed by J. Rudhall, Small-Street, [Bristol, 1793], printed broadside on laid paper with header above two columns, being a pledge to support the Royal House of Brunswick and the present government, the text below the header continues, 'Resolved Unanimously: That in order to shew our Loyalty to the King, and our attachment to our present Excellent constitution, we will suffer no Person or Persons to hold any Society in our respective Houses, or make Use of any Language that tends to subvert the Government of this Kingdom, without giving immediate Notice to our worthy Mayor and Magistrates of this City', and to 'suppress any inflammatory writing that the factious Revolutionists may dare to issue', including an abstract from the 'Commentaries of the learned Mr. Justice Blackstone', concluding at the bottom, 'The above resolutions were signed by six hundred and eighty, inn-keepers, vintners, victuallers, and wine-merchants', ornamental border with printer details beneath lower border, older paper with unrelated contemporary newspaper extract adhered to right column verso, 45 x 32cmQty: (1)Footnote: ESTC T224123 locates just one copy at the British Library.
Lot 832
A George III brass bound mahogany wine cooler of octagonal form, raised on square tapered legs, to brass castors, with brass handles to sides, the interior lead-lined for eight bottles, with integral tap to base 43 cm x 44 cm x 70 cm hslight damage to veneer on lid above left handle; surface scratching; replacement lock
Lot 16
A silver three-piece condiment set, Birmingham 1966, an expanding Sterling bangle and a long-link watch chain, 7.6oz total weight, to/w a Mappin & Webb plated P&O champagne ice-bucket, Victorian EPGS (sic) large tapering wine-flagon, a four-bottle cruet and an ep preserve-jar cover and stand (box)
Lot 110
FRANCE; twelve bottles Christian Bernard Grands Fers, Fleurie, Gamay Noir, bottles of red wine, 2015, 750ml (12). PLEASE NOTE: These items are loose and without boxes, so the buyer will have to bring the appropriate packaging materials for collection from the saleroom.Additional InformationLabels are slightly scuffed and scratched, minor tears to the labels, the caps with scuffs also.
Lot 111
AUSTRALIA; twelve bottles of Barossa Valley South Australia, Block 73 Shiraz red wine, 750ml (12). PLEASE NOTE: These items are loose and without boxes, so the buyer will have to bring the appropriate packaging materials for collection from the saleroom.Additional InformationA number of the labels with marks and rips, the bottles are slightly grubby/dirty. There is staining to a number of the labels, one of the labels is heavily stained.
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