Napoléon: Une collection historique

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 28. Part of a black morocco portfolio belonging to the Minister of the Treasury, François Barbé-Marbois, circa 1801-1806, possibly containing the 1803 Louisiana Purchase Treaty.

Part of a black morocco portfolio belonging to the Minister of the Treasury, François Barbé-Marbois, circa 1801-1806, possibly containing the 1803 Louisiana Purchase Treaty

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 EUR

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Description

small-iron gilt with the inscription "LE MINISTRE DU TRESOR / BARBE MARBOIS," in a (later) frame

26,5 x 42 cm ; 10 ½ x 1 ½ in

Probably François Barbé-Marbois (1745-1837), Count, Director and then Minister of the Treasury (from 1801 to 1806), and first President of the Court of Auditors.

P.-J. Chalençon, B. Topping and R. Hull Etling, Napoléon: An Intimate Portrait, Floride, 2005, exhibition catalogue, 2005-2011, p.25

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

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