Ausländische Orden & Ehrenzeichen - Königreich beider Sizilien : Orden des Heiligen Ferdinand und des Verdienstes - Bruststern zum Großkreuz.Silber, das Medaillon und die in plastischer Goldschmiedearbeit aufgelegte Heiligenfigur und der Schriftreif Gold und Emaille.Der gesamte Sternkörper und die Fleur de Lys mit geschliffenen Markasit - Steinen besetzt. Auf der Rückseite geschwungene Doppelnadel. Weitere Bruststerne königlich sizilianischer Orden von ähnlicher Qualität aus dem Besitz der Könige beider Sizilien befinden sich in der Sammlung Dr. Spada und sind im Museum der Ehrenlegion in Paris ausgestellt. Die Herstellung von mit markasitbesetzten Ordenssternen war eine Mode, die vor allem in Neapel im ausgehenden 18. Jahrhundert anzutreffen ist. Diese Ordensinsignien wurden fastausschließlich im Auftrag der Könige und Prinzen des Hauses Bourbon - Sizilien angefertigt. Die Vorliebe für diese überaus prächtigen Ordensinsignien scheint sich bis in die Napoleonische Zeit gehalten zu haben. So ist ein Großkreuzsatz des Königlichen Ordens Beider Sizilien aus dem Besitz Joachim Murats bekannt, der in dieser Technik ausgeführt ist. Ebenso wurden für Murat verschiedene Ehrensäbel mit Markasitbesatz hergestellt. Die Könige Beider Sizilien ließen eine Garnitur ihrer sämtlichen Ordenssterne in dieser Art anfertigen. Diese, dem hier angebotenen Stück sehr ähnliche Exemplare aus dem sizilianischen Königshaus befinden sich in der Sammlung Dott. Antonio Spada und sind in dem Ausstellungskatalog des Pariser Musée National de la Légion d'Honneur et des Ordres de Chévalerie (Hrsg.) : Honneur & Gloire - Les Trésors de la Collection Spada, S. 134 ff abgebildet und beschrieben.. In enger Verwandtschaft mit diesen Ordenssternen stehen die aus geschliffenem Stahl hergestellten Bruststerne des späten 18. Jahrhunderts. Mir sind russische, englische und deutsche Ordenssterne bekannt, die in dieser Technik angefertigt wurden. Die Modeerscheinung des geschliffenen Stahlschmucks war im späten 18. Jahrhundert ein in ganz Europa weit verbreitetes Phänomen. Die prächtigen in dieser Art hergestellten Ordensinsignien gehören zu den kunsthandwerklich schönsten und goldschmiedetechnisch hochwertigsten Erzeugnissen, die jemals im Bereich der Orden und Auszeichnungen geschaffen wurden. Bedeutender Ordensstern von größter Seltenheit. Foreign Orders & Decorations - Königreich beider Sizilien : Order of Saint Ferdinand and the Merit Breast Star to the Grand Cross.Silver breast star features the image of Saint Ferdinand and is sculpted in superb goldsmith's craftsmanship. The motto's ring is crafted in gold and enamel parts. The entire body of the star and the Fleur de Lys are studded with polished marcasite stones. The reverse of the Star features a curved double pin for attaching to a robe, i.e. uniform. The other breast stars from the royal Sicilian family and from the estate of the Kings of the Two Sicilies reflect the same design and quality. They are to be found in the collection of Dr. Spada and are exhibited in the Museum of the Legion of Honour in Paris. The production of breast stars studded with marcasite was a fashion, which is to be found especially in Naples at the end of the 18th century. These insignia were made almost exclusively on behalf of the Kings and princes of the House of Bourbon - Sicily. However, the preference for these exceedingly magnificent orders seems to have persisted until the Napoleonic period. A Grand Cross of the Napoleonic Royal Order of Two Sicilies worn by Joachim Murat is executed in this technique. Various honorary Sabres with Markasite trim were also produced for King Joachim. The Kings of the Two Sicilies had a set of all their order stars made in this fashion. These specimens from the Sicilian royal house, are very similar to the one offered at auction and are in the collection of Dott. Antonio Spada. They are featured in exhibition catalog of the Paris Musée National de la Légion d'honneur et des Ordres de Chévalerie (Ed.): Honneur & Gloire - Les Trésors de La Collection Spada, P. 134 Illustrated and described. Some breast stars of the late 18th century, made of polished steel, are closely related to these breast stars. Very few splendid examples of Russian, English and German breast stars produced in this technique are known in museums and private collections. The fashion of polished steel jewelry was a widespread phenomenon throughout Europe probably due to the extreme rarity of diamonds at the time before the large diamond deposits were discovered in South Africa in the 19th century. Order insignia produced in steel or marcasite style are among the most artistically beautiful goldsmith creations in the field of orders and awards. Major religious star of greatest rarity.
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Ausländische Orden & Ehrenzeichen - Königreich beider Sizilien : ORDEN ST. GEORGS DER WIEDERVEREINIGUNG - Bruststern zum Großkreuz mit Szeptern für den Großmeister.Silber, das aufgelegte Ordenskreuz und das Medaillon Gold und Emaille. An Nadel. Auf der Rückseite Herstellersignatur: "AUG=to Heider di DRESDA Fe: NAPOLI 1829". Tragebedingte Absplitterungen im blauen Emaille des Schriftreifs, insgesamt jedoch in schöner Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar in ganz besonders feiner, plastischer sizilianischer Goldschmiedearbeit. Das Medaillon dreiteilig gearbeitet. Die Auflagen rückseitig vielfach verstiftet. Dieser im Jahr 1819 gestiftete Militärorden wurde vor allem in den oberen Klassen nur extrem selten verliehen. Das Großkreuz wurde nur an Generale, die sich im Krieg besonders ausgezeichnet hatten, vergeben. Die Bruststerne (und Ordensdekorationen) sind stets mit Schwertern versehen, einzig der König beider Sizilien trug das Großkreuz und den Bruststern in seiner Eigenschaft als Großmeister mit Szeptern. Schon der reguläre Bruststern dieses Ordens gehört zu den ganz großen Seltenheiten unter den Auszeichnungen des Königreichs beider Sizilien. Die Großmeisterinsignie ist nur in einer handvoll Exemplaren aus dem Königshaus Bourbon beider Sizilien bekannt. Einer der bedeutendsten altitalienischen Orden der in den letzten Jahrzehnten auf einer Auktion angeboten wurde.Foreign Orders & Decorations - Königreich beider Sizilien : Order of Saint George of the Reunion: Breast Star to the Grand Cross with Sceptres for the Grand Master.Silver breast star features a separately applied cross and a gold and enameled medallion. The reverse fitted with pin for wearing. With maker's signature: "AUG=to Heider di DRESDA Fe: NAPOLI 1829". Star shows minor wear and minor chips to the blue enamel but, overall in beautiful condition. Magnificent breast star probably worn by King Francis I. (1825.1830) . Only the kings of the Two Sicilies as Grand Masters of the order were entitled to wear the insignia with sceptres instead of the regular swords. Particularly fine, sculptural goldsmith's craftsmanship. The medallion is constructed in three parts. This military order of Saint George of the Reunion, founded in 1819, was only awarded rarely, especially in the higher classes. The Grand cross was only awarded to generals who had distinguished themselves during war time. Only the King of the two Sicilies as grand master had the right to wear insignia with sceptres. Only a few such breast stars from the various Kings from the House of Bourbon of the Two Sicilies are known to exist. This breast star is one of the greatest rarities among the awards of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and one of the most important Italian pieces of order insignia offered at auction in recent years. Only a few examples are known of in in private collections.
D. MIGUEL I - (miscelânea de folhetos miguelistas com 10 títulos) 1) SARAIVA, António Ribeiro,- Injustice et mauvaise foi de la plupart des journaux de Londres et de Paris, au sujet de la question du Portugal, des droits de la nation portugaise et de ceux de Don Miguel / par Antonio Ribeiro Saraiva. Paris : Delaforest, 1828.- 80 p. 2) idem - À nação portuguesa, por occasiao do dia, anniversario (25 de Abril) do fausto nascimento de S. M. I. e R. e senhora D. Carlota Joaquina de Bourbon, Imperatriz e Rainha fidelíssima; depois do regresso feliz a Portugal de seu Augusto filho o Senhor Infante D. Miguel, successor legitimo na coroa do mesmo reino, Ode (seguida de um breve commentario politico-moral). Paris : Delaforest, 1828.- 57, [3] p. 3) idem (pref.),- Traduction d'une lettre d'un individu a son ami, sur les affaires actuelles du Portugal, publiée par un ami de la légitimité et de la justice. Paris : Delaforest, 1828.- 66 p. (36 são de prefácio) 4) ROQUETTE, José Inácio, O.F.M.- Oração gratulatória pela melhoras e feliz restabelecimento de (...) O senhor d. Miguel I, recitada (...) em o dia 11 de Janeiro de 1829 (…) por fr. José de Nossa Senhora do Cabo Roquette. Lisboa : Na Impressão Regia, 1829.- 20 p. (pag. trocada) 5) Anónimo - Quelques mots en réponse à quelques personnages sur les affaires du Portugal. London : Imprimé par G. Schulze, 1831. 56 p. 6) SAMPAIO, L. J. de, (trad.),- Question portugaise. Documents authentiques et officiels concernant les affaires du Portugal, depuis 1824 jusqu'a 1829. Traduits en français par L. J. de Sampaio. A Brest : Chez l'auteur, 1832.- XII, 204 p. Inocêncio 13, 275; Duarte de Sousa 2, 635. 7) SARMENTO, Alexandre Tomás de Morais,- Apontamentos geraes, para hum systema provisional de publica administração; logo que seja restaurada a legitima authoridade da Rainha Fidelissima a Senhora Dona Maria Segunda; (...) por Alexandre Thomaz de Moraes Sarmento. Lisboa : Na Impressão a Santa Catharina, 1833.- 56 p. 8) GUIZOT, François,- A democracia em França por Mr. Guizot. Traduzida do francez por M. J. Gonçalves. Lisboa : Typ. do Popular, 1849.- 58, [4] p. 9) PEREIRA, António Caetano,- Exame historico em que se refuta a opinião do Sr. A. Herculano sobre a batalha de Campo de Ourique a que elle chama jornada ou correria e affirma que de um tal facto não existe vestigio algum nos historiadores arabes. Por A. C. P. Inocêncio 1, 100 Lisboa : Imprensa Nacional, 1851.- 27, [1] : il. (1 grav. com citações em árabe) 10) Anónimo - Memória sobre a legitimidade do Senhor D. Pedro V, Rei de Portugal por um jurisconsulto portuguez imparcial. Lisboa : Imprensa de Francisco Xavier de Sousa, 1853.- 24 p. 10 opus. em 1 vol. : (20 cm) enc. Bom exemplar. Encadernados em meia inglesa em pele azul, com pequenos defeitos, com “n.º 5” na lombada. Invulgar conjunto de folhetos, alguns de grande raridade.
ROYAL CYPHER SEAL KEY FOB, LATE 18TH / EARLY 19TH CENTURYThe oval-cut citrine, engraved with the monogram, 'MA', beneath a crown for Marie Antoinette (1755–1793), Queen of France (1774-1792), in a rotating key mount chased with floral and foliate detail, mounted in bicoloured gold, length 8.0cmFootnotes:Provenance:D. S. Lavender (Antiques) Ltd, 139A New Bond Street, LondonA Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SIX PORTRAIT MINIATURES OF THE BOURBON-ORLÉANS FAMILY, 19TH CENTURYDepicting Louis Philippe Joseph, Duc d'Orléans and Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchesse d'Orléans with four of their five children: Louis Philippe, Duc de Chartres; Louis Antoine Philippe d'Orléans, Duc de Montpensier; Louise Marie Adélaïde Eugénie d'Orléans and Louis Charles Alphonse Léodgard d'Orléans, Comte de Beaujolais, watercolour on ivory, gilt-mounted and labelled within a square frame, frame with indistinct maker's mark and French assay mark, ivories all approximately 1.5cm in lengthFootnotes:Please note, the United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA. The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref. KVE5NQDV.Provenance:By repute, Victoire, Duchesse de Nemours (1822-1857) A Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.Louis Philippe Joseph, Duc de Orléans (1747–1793), known as 'Philippe Égalité' and Louise Marie Adélaïde Penthièvre (1753-1821) were married at the Palace of Versailles in 1769. At the time of their marriage, Marie Adélaïde was the wealthiest heiress in France. The couple were much in love and had three sons and twin daughters but during the Reign of Terror, the couple were torn apart and the fate of their family was cast into peril. After a long period in exile, their eldest child, Louis Philippe (1773-1850) would eventually become the penultimate monarch of France (1830-1848), but not before his two younger brothers contracted tuberculosis while imprisoned with their father at Fort-Saint-Jean in Marseille. Their father was guillotined in 1793 and their mother exiled to Spain. Louis Antoine (1775-1807) and Louis Charles (1779–1808) later died of their condition within a year of each other - Louis Antoine while in exile in England and Louis Charles while visiting Malta.Their sister, Françoise, died in 1782, aged four and was survived by her younger twin, Louise Marie Adélaïde Eugénie (1777–1847). Once King, Louis Philippe came to rely heavily on his sister's intelligence, wisdom and loyalty, consulting her daily on both family matters and affairs of state. Raised a liberal by her governess, 'Madame Adélaïde' supported the idea of a constitutional monarchy and a representative government. Louis Philippe's reign, known as the 'July Monarchy', was dominated by wealthy industrialists and bankers. He promoted friendship with Great Britain and sponsored colonial expansion, notably the French conquest of Algeria. His popularity faded as economic conditions in France deteriorated. Madame Adélaïde died two months before his abdication on 24th February 1848. Louis Philippe spent the remainder of his life in exile in England. His supporters were known as Orléanists.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AFTER JOSEPH BOZE (FRENCH, 1746-1826): PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF KING LOUIS XVI, CIRCA 1900-10Portraying Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France (1774-1792), wearing an embroidered coat and waistcoat with a blue and red sash over his white chemise, stock and lace cravat, his coat decorated with the breast star of the Order of Saint-Esprit, the badges of The Royal French Order of Saint-Louis and The Order of The Golden Fleece, his powdered wig worn en queue and his bicorn hat supported under his arm, watercolour on ivory, bearing signature 'Montpetit', gilt-metal frame with floral motifs and garlands of green guilloché enamel laurel leaves, the suspension loop of serpent form, ivory diameter 6.7cm, fitted leather travelling case with tooled exterior, bearing the coat of arms of the Royal House of Bourbon-Two SiciliesFootnotes:Please note, the United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA. The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref. 6FZ843RR.A Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.This portrait miniature derives from a portrait of 1785, now at Versailles, by the French state painter and pastellist, Joseph Boze. It was engraved by Benoit Louis Henriquez, the court engraver, and in London by Thomas Curtis. It was used again by the court miniaturist, Pierre Violet, in a portrait showing 'The Unfortunate Louis 16th in the Dress he wore while confined in the Temple', which was engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi and published in London in February 1793, the month after King Louis was sent to the guillotine. This image of the King was therefore well-known and easily available to copyists. An earlier copy of circa 1785-1800 is held by the Royal Collection (inv.no. RCIN 420364).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
SILVER AND ENAMEL CARD CASE, CIRCA 1900, PROBABLY AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN, AND AN ENAMEL DESK SEALThe case with hinged cover depicting a fête champêtre, with engine-turned base and sides, gilt interior; the desk seal engraved 'Daisy' below a flower, the handle painted with allegorical figures within gilt cartouches, case with import marks for H C Freeman Ltd., London, 1931 case length 7.5cm, seal length 7.3cm (2)Footnotes:A Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
JEAN-FRANCOIS-MARIE HUET-VILLIERS (FRENCH, 1772-1813) PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF LOUIS XVIIIPortraying Louis XVIII (1755-1824), King of France and Navarre (1814-1824) while in exile, wearing a white waistcoat, stock and chemise under his blue double-breasted coat, decorated with the breast star of the Order of Saint-Esprit and the red ribbon of The Royal French Order of Saint-Louis, watercolour on ivory, signed and dated Huet-Villiers 1810, gilt-mounted in a red leather travelling case between two glazed compartments, one set with gilt-initials, 'MJL', over plaited hair, the other with a handwritten label, 'la mort nous sépara, l'amitié nous rassemble' ('when death pulls us apart, friendship brings us together'), accompanied by a separate handwritten note, 'This case belonged to Charles X of France and originally contained the miniature etc. Given me by Mmes [sic] Tussauds. 1928.', ivory diameter 8.1cmFootnotes:Please note, the United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA. The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref. VPXBBH3H.Provenance:D. S. Lavender (Antiques) Ltd, 139A New Bond Street, LondonA Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.In 1808, Louis XVIII brought his wife, Marie Joséphine (1753-1810), to join him in England where the couple settled at Hartwell House in Buckinghamshire with over one hundred courtiers. Louis paid £500 in rent each year to the owner of the estate, Sir George Lee. As Prince Regent, the Prince of Wales (later George IV) was very charitable and granted the exiled Bourbons permanent right of asylum with extremely generous allowances.Queen Marie Joséphine died on 13th November 1810. Her funeral was a magnificent occasion attended by the Bourbon court-in-exile. The funeral cortege was followed by the British royal family and Marie Joséphine was laid to rest in Westminster Abbey. Her body was removed a year later on Louis's orders and today Marie Joséphine rests in Cagliari Cathedral in Sardinia, her monument inscribed 'Galliarum Regina' (Queen of the Gauls).After a failed invasion of Russia by Napoleon I in 1812, Louis XVIII issued a declaration from Hartwell, asserting that anyone who had served Napoleon or the Republic would not suffer any repercussions. After allied troops entered Paris on 31st March 1814, the French Senate invited Louis to resume the throne of France and Napoleon I abdicated on 11th April 1814.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CARNELIAN SEAL FOB AND KEY CHAIN, CIRCA 1830The carnelian seals engraved with the Masonic square and compass and the initials and crest of William Howley (1766-1848), Archbishop of Canterbury (1828-1848), the surrounding fob and double-sided key both chased with floral and foliate detail, connected via four strands of curb-linking, set with a slider engraved with a hare on one side and a hound on the other, mounted in gold, length 33.7cmFootnotes:Provenance:D. S. Lavender (Antiques) Ltd, 139A New Bond Street, LondonA Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.William Howley was born in Ropley, Hampshire, where his father was a vicar. He was educated at Winchester College and later New College at Oxford. He was an active English Freemason, having joined Bristol's 'Royal York Lodge' in 1791. He became Chaplain to the Marquess of Abercorn in 1792, whose influence was critical in advancing his early career. William Howley married Mary Frances Belli in 1805 and the couple had two sons (neither reached adulthood) and three daughters. In 1809 he was appointed Regius Professor of Divinity at Oxford University. In October 1813, at Lambeth Palace, he was consecrated Bishop of London and became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1828. Howley was Archbishop of Canterbury during the repeal of the Test and Corporation Acts (1828), the Emancipation of the Catholics (1829) and the passing of the Great Reform Act (1832). He presided over the coronation of William IV and Queen Adelaide in 1831 and together with the Lord Chamberlain, he informed Princess Victoria of her accession to the throne in 1837.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
PIAT JOSEPH SAUVAGE (FRENCH, 1744-1818): PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF KING LOUIS XVI AND QUEEN MARIE ANTOINETTE OF FRANCEPainted en grisaille to depict the busts of Louis XVI (1754-1793) and Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), King and Queen of France (1774-1792), in profile, facing right, watercolour on ivory, signed Sauvage, gilt-metal frame with blue enamel border, ivory diameter 6.0cmFootnotes:Please note, the United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA. The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref. JZJ9DHHY.Provenance:Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine, Chevalier de Lamarck (1744-1829)D. S. Lavender (Antiques) Ltd, 26 Conduit Street, LondonA Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.By family repute, this portrait miniature was given by King Louis XVI to Jean Baptiste Pierre Antoine, Chevalier de Lamarck, an officer in the regiment of Beaujolais who abandoned his military career in favour of his passion for natural science. Lamarck's publications as a botanist were so impressive that he was admitted to the Academie des Sciences and later became a professor of zoology in 1794. He was later awarded the Order of the Légion d'Honneur.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
LOUIS AMI ARLAUD-JURINE (SWISS, 1751-1829): PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A LADY IN WAITING TO QUEEN MARIE ANTOINETTE OF FRANCEA lady called, Madame Descartes, said to be a Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Marie Antoinette of France, wearing a white lace fichu over her blue dress, her powdered wig worn à la conseilleur beneath a blue and white hat dressed with flowers and ribbons, watercolour on ivory, signed L. Arlaud/ Pinxit, gilt-metal mount, ivory dimensions 5.4cm x 6.8cm Footnotes:Please note, the United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA. The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref. B49427UM. Provenance:D. S. Lavender (Antiques) Ltd, 26 Conduit Street, LondonA Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
DOUBLE-SIDED 'VELOURS GREGOIRE' PORTRAIT MINIATURE BOX, EARLY 19TH CENTURYThe velvet portraits of Louis XVI (1754–1793), King of France (1774-1792) and the Dauphin, Louis Joseph Xavier François (1781-1789), gold mounted into the lid and base of the tortoiseshell box, box diameter 7.5cmFootnotes:The technique for producing images on velvet by painting the warp before weaving, known as 'Velours Grégoire', was developed by Gaspard Grégoire (1751-1846).A Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
AFTER JOSEPH BOZE (FRENCH, 1746-1826): PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF KING LOUIS XVI, LATE 19TH CENTURYPortraying Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France (1774-1792), wearing an embroidered coat and waistcoat with a blue and red sash over his white chemise, stock and lace cravat, his coat decorated with the breast star of the Order of Saint-Esprit, the badges of The Royal French Order of Saint-Louis and The Order of The Golden Fleece, his powdered wig worn en queue and his bicorn hat supported under his arm, watercolour on ivory, bearing signature 'Boguet', gilt-mounted onto the lid of a tortoiseshell box, box with partially struck marks, ivory diameter 6.0cmFootnotes:Please note, the United States Government has banned the import of ivory into the USA. The item within this lot containing ivory has been registered in accordance with the Ivory Act (Section 10). Ref. 1F6F4K34.A Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.This portrait miniature derives from a portrait of 1785, now at Versailles, by the French state painter and pastellist, Joseph Boze. It was engraved by Benoit Louis Henriquez, the court engraver, and in London by Thomas Curtis. It was used again by the court miniaturist, Pierre Violet, in a portrait showing 'The Unfortunate Louis 16th in the Dress he wore while confined in the Temple', which was engraved by Francesco Bartolozzi and published in London in February 1793, the month after King Louis was sent to the guillotine. This image of the King was therefore well-known and easily available to copyists. An earlier copy of circa 1785-1800 is held by the Royal Collection (inv.no. RCIN 420364).This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: Y ФY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.Ф This lot contains or is made of ivory and cannot be imported into the USA or any country within the EU.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
ATTRIBUTED TO PIERRE-SIMON-BENJAMIN DUVIVIER (1730-1819): PLASTER MEDALLION BOX AND WAX MEDALLION OF KING LOUIS XVThe tortoiseshell box with lacquer exterior, the lid set with a plaster medallion portraying the profile of the King's sister, accompanied by a green wax medallion of Louis XV (1710-1774), King of France (1715-1774), with a handwritten label verso supporting the provenance and the attribution for the plaster medallion in the lid of the box, wax medallion diameter 6.4cm, box diameter 7.6cm (2)Footnotes:A Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.By repute, this box and wax profile of Louis XV once belonged to Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe (1749-1792) Marie Thérèse Louise was a member of the Savoy-Carignano cadet branch of the House of Savoy. She was married at the age of 17 to Louis Alexandre de Bourbon-Penthièvre, Prince de Lamballe, the heir to the greatest fortune in France. After her marriage, which lasted a year, she went to the French Royal Court and became the confidante of Queen Marie Antoinette. She was killed in the massacres of September 1792 during the French Revolution.This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: YY Subject to CITES regulations when exporting items outside of the EU, see clause 13.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
GOLD AND ENAMEL MEMORIAL RING, EARLY 19TH CENTURYThe textured tricoloured band applied with engraved floral and foliate motifs, the central oval plaque decorated in blue, white and green enamel, with a forget-me-not flower between the initials, M R, within a chased surround, opening to reveal a recess to the band that would have once contained strands of hair, ring size V½Footnotes:Provenance:D. S. Lavender (Antiques) Ltd, 139A New Bond Street, LondonA Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CIRCLE OF SAMUEL COOPER (BRITISH, 1609-1672): PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A NOBLEMANDepicting a nobleman wearing a Royal blue mantle with gold embroidery over a burnt orange coat and white lace jabot, watercolour on vellum, unsigned, gilt-mounted within a fishskin case studded on both sides with a monogram beneath a ducal coronet, vellum dimensions 4.1cm x 5.0cmFootnotes:A Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
CIRCLE OF CHARLES BOIT (SWEDISH, 1663-1727): PORTRAIT MINIATURE OF A GENERALDressed in armour beneath a canopy with the battle field beyond, enamel on copper, silver frame with rose-cut diamond border, label verso from Art Treasures Exhibition, 1928, no. 1212, enamel diameter 3.6cmFootnotes:Exhibited:Art Treasures Exhibition, Grafton Gallery, London, 1928, no. 1212Provenance:D. S. Lavender (Antiques) Ltd, 166 Grafton Street, LondonA Private Collection of Jewels and Portrait Miniatures of Bourbon Interest Lots 1 - 16 form part of a private collection of jewels, portrait miniatures and objects de vertu, predominantly relating to the Bourbon dynasty and dating from the 17th century onwards. Bourbon monarchs united France and part of the kingdom of Navarre in 1589, ruling both until the French Revolution of 1792. Restored briefly in 1814 and finally in 1815 after the fall of the First French Empire, the senior line of the Bourbons was overthrown again in the July Revolution of 1830. A cadet Bourbon branch, the House of Orléans, then ruled for 18 years (1830–1848), until it too was deposed.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Two bottles of Tobermory Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Aged 10 Years, in original boxes, together with a presentation tin containing Glenmorangie miniature, with glass, a bottle of Martell VS Cognac, (boxed), a Beam's Choice Kentucky Bourbon Whisky, Aged 8 Years (boxed), and a loose bottle of an unknown liqueur.Qty: 6
A large collection of approximately 240 Whisky miniatures, comprising: Dalwhinnie (15 years), Glenmorangie Original, Old Forester, Dewars De Luxe, Four Roses Bourbon, Swn Y Mor, Highlander, John Brown Special, Glen Moray (12 Years), Isle of Jura, Tobermory, Dimple, Loch Lomond Liqueur, John O'Groats, Bowmore (12 years), Irish Mist Liqueur, Buchannan Blend, Balvenie Founder's Reserve, Sheep Dip, LW Harper, Shepherd's Delight, Royal Culross, Monster Choice, Dufftwon Glenlivet, Abbot's Choice, Jameson, Robbie Burns, House of Lords (12 years), Robbie Dhu (12 years, in tube), House of Lords (8 Years), Old Bushmills, Linkwood, Tullibardine, Old Pulteney, Burke & Barry, Edinburgh Castle, Clynelish Malt, Tannavulin, Lagavulin, Old Parr Deluxe (boxed), Glenkinchie, Laphroaig (10 years), Monster's Choice, Cardhu (boxed, 12 years), Wild Turkey, JPS Scotch, Prince of Wales, Paddy Old Irish Whiskey, Long John, Irish Mist, Clan Dew, Linkwood, Glemorangie (18 years, boxed), Johnnie Walker, Ballantine's, Ginger Tam's, Passport Scotch (x2), Old Barrel, Whyte & Mackay, Isle of Arran, St Michael, Jack Daniels, Poit Dhubh, Old Smuggler, Tullamore Dew, Tamdhu (10 Years), Queen Anne, Jim Beam, Mortlach, VAT 69, Mackinlay's, Black Bottle, Tomatin (10 years, boxed), Ardbeg, Pinch, Macphail's, John Power & Son, Lakeland, Speyburn (10 years, boxed), Glen Scotia, The Antiquary, Winner Black Label, Teacher's, Bushmills, Pig's Nose, Glayva, Ben Alder, Haig, William Lawson's, Tamdhu, Dewar's, Stratisla, Drambuie, Doble-V, Johnnie Walker Black label, Old House, Ballantine's Gold Seal, Oban, John Barr, Black, Bush, John Power, Jack Daniels, Old Crow, Dimple, J&B, Dewar's White Label, Springbank, Glenturret, Glenturret (12 Years), Auchentoshan, Inch Gower, Something Special, Glenturret 1972, Black Cock, Pig's Nose, Glenmorangie, Old Farm, Auld Curlers, Laphroaig (10 years, boxed), Bladnoch, Dewar's (12 years, boxed), Benriach, Cragganmore, Highland Park, Craganmore 1969, Longmorn, Glendullan 12 years, St Michael Highland Malt, Glenkeith, Springbank Cambeltown, Maker's Mark, Inchmurrin, Old Fettercairn, Milburn, Dalwhinnie 1970 (boxed), Ubique (boxed), Glen Devoron (boxed), Glenfarclas (8 years, boxed), Singleton of Auchroisk (10 years, boxed), Knockando (1980, boxed), Ben Nevis (12 Years, boxed), Glen Grant (boxed), Glenmorangie (10 years, boxed), Glen Garoch (10 years, boxed), Glenfiddich, Bells, Crown Royal, Penny Packer, Chivas Regal (12 years), Mackenzie, Grant's, Piper's, Old Grand-Dad, Uise Beatha, Canadian Club, Big T (12 years), Glenlivet (12 years), Grant's Liqueur Whisky, Isle of Jura, 100 Pipers, Tormore (10 years), Inver House, Diners De Luxe, St Michael Highland Malt, Grant's, Tax Collector, Black Bottle x2, Glen Avon Malt (25 years, boxed), Glen Avon Malt (8 years, boxed),Teacher's 60, Glenroc, 1981 Royal Wedding, Whyte & Mackay, Pig's Nose, Catto's, Glenmorangie Port Wood, IW Harper, Deanston 12 years, Chequers, Glen Grant, Glenturret 10 years, Nant, Glen Grant, Grant's, Glenturret 15 years, Monkey Shoulder, Glenturret (8 years), Paddy, Stewarts Cream of the Barley, Dewars, Haig Club x2, Royal Salute (Wade decanter), Tullamore Dew (x2), Tomatin 12 years, Jura 10 years x2, Ballantine's Finest, Glenturret 10 years, Speyburn 10 yearsm Glenlivet 12 years, Bunnahabhain 12 years, Famous Grouse, Ledaig 10 years, Edradour 10 years (boxed), Monkey Shoulder, Glenrothes Sample Room 1992, Trevelyan x3 (novelty ceramic bottle), Tobermory 10 years, Beneagles (ceramic seal decanter), Clan Tartan x4 novelty decanters, Bell's, Gleneagles (bird decanter), Robert Burns ceramic decanter (no contents), Cypus Whisky, Knockando 1986 (boxed), Laphroaig 10 years (boxed), Spirit of Scotland novelty decanter, Famous Grouse (presentation box with glass), Golden Beneagles (boxed, seal decanter), Old St Andrews x2 (golf ball decanter), Glenfiddich (sealed presentation pack), McGibbons (novelty golf bag, boxed), Beneagles (novelty skean dhu decanter in tartan box), Grant's (three-bottle presentation set), English Whisky Company St George' Distillery (three-bottle presentation set), Glenmorangie Madeira Wood (presentation pack), Glenlivet Founder's Reserve (boxed presentation set) and Ardberg 10 years (two bottle presentation tin).Private collection.The vast majority of bottles are still sealed, although many with some evaporation loss. Sun bleaching to come labels.
Monkey Shoulder Blended Malt Scotch Whisky, 40% vol 70cl (one bottle), Famous Grouse Finest Scotch Whisky, 40% vol 70cl (one bottle), Bell's Finest Old Scotch Whisky, 40% vol 70cl (one bottle), Highland Black 8 Year Old Special Reserve Blended Scotch Whisky, 40% vol 70cl (one bottle), Famous Grouse Finest Scotch Whisky, 40% vol 1 litre (one bottle), Bell's Finest Old Scotch Whisky, 40% vol 1 litre (one bottle), Grant's Blended Scotch Whisky, 40% vol 70cl (one bottle), Glen Clova Scotch Whisky, 40% vol 70cl (one bottle), Whyte & Mackay Special Scotch Whisky, 40% vol 1.13 litre (one bottle), Southern Comfort, bourbon, 40% vol 70cl (one bottle) (10)
Limited Edition. Sword Handle. Marked 'Samurai Warrior, Famous for Quality Since 1795' encircling base.Jug is empty, once held Jim Beam Bourbon Whiskey. Royal Doulton and Pick-Kwik backstamp. Series: The International Collection. This item has no reserve. Issued: 1986Dimensions: 4.25"HEdition Number: 2000 Manufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.
12 BOTTLES GINWallhouse Distillery "Wally"; Mt. Uncle Distillery Northern Gem Botanic Australis; Three Cuts Gin Founder's Release Citrus Rose and Distiller's Release Bold Exotic; Wild Island Distiller's Cut; Hastings Distillery I.F. (Ignus Fatuus) 2020 (50cl); Prohibition Liquor Co. Navy Strength (50cl); New Zealand Hemp Gin; Watchdog Premium Dry; Sir Edmond Bourbon Vanilla Infused; Loft House Clementine + Cardamom; Height of Arrows H
12 BOTTLES WHISKEY/WHISKYMaker's Mark Bourbon Kentucky Straight; Hogs 3 Bourbon Kentucky Straight; Kentucky Highway Crafted Small Batch Blended; Hudson Whiskey Bright Lights; Big Bourbon Straight; Big House Straight Bourbon; Collingwood Toasted Maplewood Stave Finished Blended; Canadian Mist Blended; Old Forester Statesman Kentucky Straight; Seagram's VO Gold Blended; Kirkland Signature Barton 1792 Kentucky Straight; JP Wiser's Deluxe Blended; Talnua Distillery Single Pot Still Peated Cask
12 BOTTLES WHISKEYHogs 6 Kentucky Straight Bourbon; Jim Bean Kentucky Straight Bourbon; Coopers' Craft Kentucky Straight Bourbon; McAfee's Benchmark Kentucky Straight Boubon; Hudson Whiskey Back Room Deal Rye and Four Part Harmony Bourbon; Yellow Rose Distilling Harris County Straight Bourbon and Rye; Talnua Distillery Bourbon Cask and Continuum Cask; Oak +Eden Torched Oak; Redemption Rum Cask Finish
DRINKS BY THE DRAM PREMIUM WHISKY ADVENT CALENDAR 2014 INCLUDING GLENFARCLAS 40 YEAR OLD DRINKS BY THE DRAM PREMIUM WHISKY ADVENT CALENDAR 2014Ideal for Christmas, but this calendar would make for a few great tasting sessions at any time of year.Calendar includes:GLENFARCLAS 40 YEAR OLD - 46% ABV / 3clJURA 21 YEAR OLD - 44% ABV / 3clGLEN GARIOCH 1999 BATCH #30 - 56.3% ABV / 3clGIRVAN 25 YEAR OLD SILENT STILL - 42% ABV / 3clDALMORE KING ALEXANDER III - 40% ABV / 3clAUCHENTOSHAN VIRGIN OAK - 46% ABV / 3clROCK TOWN BOUTIQUE-Y WHISKY CO #1 - 52.5% ABV / 3clHUDSON BABY BOURBON - 46% ABV / 3clTHE LOST DISTILLERIES BLEND BATCH #6 - 49.3% ABV / 3clMORTLACH 18 YEAR OLD - 43.4% ABV / 3clGLENFIDDICH 21 YEAR OLD GRAN RESERVA - 40% ABV / 3clJOHNNIE WALKER BLUE LABEL - 40% ABV / 3clHIGHLAND PARK 18 YEAR OLD - 43% ABV / 3cl (sample has leaked, and is only 1/2 full)NIKKA TAKETSURU 17 YEAR OLD - 43% ABV / 3clYOICHI 20 YEAR OLD - EMPTYBALVENIE 21 YEAR OLD PORTWOOD - 40% ABV / 3clJURA 22 YEAR OLD OLD PARTICULAR - 47.9% ABV / 3clREFERENCE SERIES III.2 - 47.5% ABV / 3clBOWMORE 1989 23 YEAR OLD PORT MATURED - 50.8% ABV / 3clSPIRIT OF HVEN 'URANIA' - 45% ABV / 3clBALVENIE 15 YEAR OLD SHERRY BARREL - 47.8% ABV / 3clPAUL JOHN PEATED SELECT CASK - 55.5% ABV / 3clTEELING 1991 21 YEAR OLD SILVER RESERVE - 46% ABV / 3clDALMORE 18 YEAR OLD - 43% ABV / 3clQty: 1Please note, the Yoichi 20 Year Old sample has leaked and is completely empty. The Highland Park 18 Year Old is half full (or empty, depending on your personal philosophy).
HIGHLAND PARK 16 YEAR OLD TWISTED TATTOO ISLAND SINGLE MALT HIGHLAND PARK 16 YEAR OLD TWISTED TATTOOOrkney’s Highland Park distillery is situated in the town of Kirkwall on the site of an illicit still thought to have been operated by Magnus Eunson, a smuggler, local butcher and former priest who was directly descended from Viking settlers. With that heritage, it’s fitting that today they frequently draw from Scandinavian mythology when it comes to naming their whiskies.The distillery is known for its signature style that utilises Orcadian peat in the malting process, resulting in a fragrant, heathery spirit that is most often left matured in Sherry wood.The Twisted Tatto has been matured in a combination of 1st fill Bourbon and Rioja casks.46.7% ABV / 70clQty: 1
‡KAREL LEK (Welsh, 1929-2020) 4 x pen and ink drawings - 'Down Bourbon Street, New Orleans', Hollis Carmouch saxophone, signed, 30 x 38cms; 'Down Bourbon Street, New Orleans' Hollis Carmouch claronete, signed, 30 x 33cms; 'Olivia Lady Charlotte Cook' piano, signed, 18 x 13cms; Leroy Jones Trumpet, signed, 18 x 13cms; together with reproduction print - Central Park, New York, a jazz trio, 29 x 23cms (5)Comments: 4 x unframed, monochrome print framed and glazed
Attributed to Louis Gauffier (Poitiers 1761-1801 Livorno)Portrait of Jacques Darnaud, full-length, before a Mediterranean coast and the port of Genoa in the distance indistinctly inscribed 'Da***' (on scroll, lower right)oil on canvas40.8 x 33.4cm (16 1/16 x 13 1/8in).Footnotes:Having been initially enlisted in the French Royalist army in 1777, Jacques Darnaud continued to serve in the Revolutionary Army on the Rhine and in Italy. No longer leading men into battle in April 1801 he was named commander of Genoa, returning to France in August 1802. Thereafter he was named a Baron of the Empire in 1809 and later, with the Bourbon Restoration in 1814, he was named an honorary lieutenant general. He was a Grand Officer of the Légion d'honneur and a Commander of Ordre de Saint-Louis. His name is among those engraved on the Arc de Triomphe.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
FRENCH RESTORATION PERIOD STYLE LANCE CAP. The black leather skull with a broad band of white cloth and broad well shaped trencher top, this with ribbed scarlet cloth and white cord cloth piping; tooled leather circular tricolore; the triangular brass plate mounted with the Bourbon Royal Arms. Brass bound front peak, leather backed brass chin chain with brass shaped lion's mask side supports; linen lining, lining with tears otherwise good condition.
1 Bottle Ardbeg “Twenty Something” 1 Bottle Ardbeg “Twenty Something” 22 Year Old Committee Release Distillery Bottling Vintage 1996 46.4%ABV - Bottled 18.07.2018 “This 22 year old expression has been matured exclusively in ex-bourbon barrels, and is comprised of some of the most limited stock in any Scottish distillery warehouse. With the bulldozers lurking at the distillery gate, and little hope for its future, very few casks were being filled and laid down. These bottlings are a testament to the faith of those who persevered with the operation, and are bottled in honour of the Ardbeg Committee whose mandate is to ensure the distillery never experiences such fears for its existence again. The ex-bourbon casks were distilled in the spring of 1996 in the still that now sits monumentally outside the distillery gates, and they were bottled in July 2018”
Africa.- Du Bois (Le Sieur) Les Voyages faits...aux Iles Dauphine ou Madagascar, & Bourbon, ou Mascarenne, first edition, small paper flaw/tear in A2 not affecting text, 4 lines crossed out in ink on p.19 and one word on p.116 (? by censor), small ink stain to title, contemporary calf, rubbed, joints cracked, spine gilt, 12mo, Paris, chez Claude Barbin, 1674.⁂ Rare at auction with the last copy traced in 1957 (£11). Also includes Cap Verde, Saint Helena, and Ascension Island and covers customs and religions of the inhabitants as well as the natural history and geography.
HIGHLAND DISTILLERS, a centenary (1887-1987) gift set of miniatures and chocolates to include HIGHLAND PARK 12 year old single malt Scotch whisky 40% abv 10cl, BUNNAHABHAIN 12 year old Islay single malt Scotch whisky 40% abv. 5cl, TAMDHU 10 year old single malt Scotch whisky 40% abv 5cl and two THE FAMOUS GROUSE blended Scotch whisky 40% abv. 5cl, contained within a lined hinge top box, also WILD TURKEY 8 year old Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey 101° proof 20cl and seven other miniatures including SPEYSIDE etc.
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