A pair of clogs worn by a Grenadier of the Napoleonic era - image-1

Lot 1718 Dα

A pair of clogs worn by a Grenadier of the Napoleonic era

Auction 1230 - overview Cologne
17.11.2023, 17:30 - Decorative Arts - Furniture
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €

A pair of clogs worn by a Grenadier of the Napoleonic era

Pointed oaken shoes carved with an eagle and with hanging holes on the interior. The left shoe with a label in ink: "Paire de sabots confectionnée par un grenadier de la Vieille Garde et destinée à l'Empereur". L c. 32 cm.
France, around 1800.

Provenance

Formerly the Musée napoléonien, Palais Princier, Monaco.
From an important Italian collection.