Description: This French Napoleon III Crowned Eagle Flag Standard was the last design used of several during Napoleon III rule. This eagle was cut in half like a bagel along its outside edge and displayed in high relief in a green velvet type material frame. This Historically Important Grand Armee Eagle which was a symbol of Napoleon III Military and was turned into a home souvenir by a French veteran possibly or even by the Eagle Bearer (Aquilifer) himself or it could have possibly been a war trophy. Either way, to find one cut in half and used as a home decoration is quite unique and impossibly rare to boot as these are difficult to find as is. The eagle piece by itself is eight and half inches tall by five and a half inches wide.Rare crowned version Napoleon III French Second Empire Napoleonic Roman Type Standard Eagle Flag. This antique French Eagle came from the Napoleon III Wars. Extremely Rare and almost never seen or offered for sale This was Napoleons III original version copying his famous uncle Eagle Standards which were dedicated to the memory of the Eagles of the Roman Empire on December 5th, 1804, in the "Field of Mars", just three days after Napoleon was coronated as Emperor of the French. These original first Napoleon III eagles are rarely offered for sale.Rare, crowned eagle variant mounted on display stand. When Napoleon Bonaparte was finally defeated, the victorious allies brought back the Royalty or King of France and he ordered that all of Napoleons Bonaparte's eagles be milted down. The new French King also gave some out to the Victorious Allied Generals, but those eagles that were given out were never carried into battle against the Allies but were made previously for a ceremony that never happened, so they were not trophies of war of any kind. I have written you in the past telling you about Napoleon's dedication of his new eagles to the memory of the Roman Empire just two days after he was coronated as Emperor with a Gold Wreath just like a Roman Emperor wore. This ceremony was also for the distribution of the eagles to the Grand Armee. These original ones were solid bronze and gilded. For one reason or another, three different eagle styles were made during Napoleon's reign. When Napoleon III came into power, he wanted to show a link between him and the great French Emperor "Napoleon Bonaparte". He also had a great ceremony distributing the eagles just like his uncle had done. He also ended up changing his eagles design and type three times. These three changes do not include the replica eagles he made that directly copied the eagles of his uncle. The biggest difference between the First Empire French Battalion Eagles and second Empires French Battalion Eagles were that Napoleon III had his eagles crowned over their head. This became the norm for all of Napoleon III military pieces. However, Napoleon III did not know for certain if the army was 100% him after his coup, so his original eagles looked more like his uncles' eagles without the crown. These usually had an N III or L N on them. Both Napoleons had an elite personal bodyguard called either the Old Guard or Imperial Guard with the tall bear skin hats. These were commonly seen as the best of the best soldiers. I just purchased one their Imperial Guard Eagles without a crown as the personal body Imperial Guard seemed to stay with eagles that never had a crown on its head like the French Front-Line Infantry battalions did.The Distribution of the Eagle Standards is an 1810 oil painting by Jacques-Louis David depicting a military ceremony in 1804 that was arranged by Napoleon after his assumption of power as Emperor of the French. In the ceremony, Napoleon sought to revive the military ethos of the Roman Empire.The full French language title of the work is Serment de l'armée fait à l'empereur après la distribution des aigles au champ de Mars, 5 décembre 1804, which translates literally as "Oath of the army made to the emperor after the distribution of the eagles at the field of Mars, 5 December 1804".
Price: 389 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
End Time: 2024-02-29T10:18:45.000Z
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