A sleeve of the First Consul's coat, circa 1800

Napoléon Ist (1769-1821);

Duport, known as Chevallier, tailor to Napoleon, Year VIII;

His daughter, Philippine Chevallier, married Bourgeois;

His son, Hippolyte Bourgeois;

Sold by Hippolyte's widow in 1910 to an antique dealer in Verdun (certificate from the mayor of Arraye-et-Han, dated August 28, 1910);

Purchased by Mr. Lecomte, antique dealer in Villemonble;

Antique dealer D. Janvier, expert at 48 rue Jacob in Paris VII;

Sub-prefect Robert Milliat (1898-1979) in 1938 (with a certificate from Mrs. Philippine Gouillet, daughter of Mrs. Hippolyte Bourgeois);

Boucher, antique dealer on rue de Richelieu;

From which it was acquired by the current owner around 1990;

Expertised by Jean-Pierre Duchiron (1953-2011), an expert in weapons and historical memorabilia who certified this coat sleeve in an inventory for the owner before 2002.

P.-J. Chalençon, Napoléon, La Collection, Paris, 2019, p. 57

P.-J. Chalençon, B. Topping and R. Hull Etling, Napoléon: An Intimate Portrait, Floride, 2005, exhibition catalogue, 2005-2011, p. 23

C. Vital (dir.), Napoléon Bonaparte et la Vendée, Italie, 2004, exhibition catalogue, conservation départementale des musées de Vendée, 1 May - 17 October 2004, p. 300, n°59

G. Gengembre, Napoléon, L'empereur immortel, Italie, 2002, p. 233

Treasures of the Emperor and Imperial France : The Pierre-Jean Chalençon Collection, exhibition catalogue, Villa Alba, Melbourne, 1999, p. 14, fig. 49

J. Puraye, Exposition de la Légende napoléonienne au Pays de Liège, Paris, 1939, exhibition catalogue, Ancienne préfecture de l'Ourte (Musée d'armes), Liège, 27 May - 25 September 1939

Treasures of the Emperor and Imperial France : The Pierre-Jean Chalençon Collection, Villa Alba, Melbourne, 1999

Exposition de la Légende napoléonienne au Pays de Liège, Paris, 1939, Ancienne préfecture de l'Ourte (Musée d'armes), Liège, 27 May - 25 September 1939

The Eagle Flying Across Europe: Napoleon Relics Exhibition, Fondation Napoléon / Hubei Provincial Museum / Nanjing Museum / Liaoning Museum / Tianjin Museum, 29 august 2014 - 31 March 2015

Napoléon: An Intimate Portrait, A Travelling Exhibition from Russell Etling Company, 2005-2011

Bonaparte et la Vendée, Logis de La Chabotterie, Saint Sulpice le Verdon, 1 May - 17 October 2004

Napoléon et la Vendée, Hôtel du département, La Roche-sur-Yon, 18 May - 17 October 2004

Beutekunst unter Napoleon. Die "französische Schenkung" an Mainz 1803, Landesmuseum, Mayence, 25 October 2003 - 14 March 2004

Treasures of the Emperor and Imperial France : The Pierre-Jean Chalençon Collection, Villa Alba Museum, Melbourne, 1999

Exposition de la Légende napoléonienne au Pays de Liège, Ancienne préfecture de l'Ourte (Musée d'armes), Liège, 27 May - 25 September 1939