Sotheby's is honoured to present an iconic auction dedicated to Napoleon Bonaparte and the Empire period. This extraordinary collection, assembled over more than 40 years by renowned collector Pierre-Jean Chalençon, features Imperial furniture, silverware, porcelain, sculpture, Old Master paintings and drawings, all with prestigious provenance.

The sale offers a broad portrait of this historic figure, spanning his childhood, military career, coronation at Notre-Dame, family life with his siblings, the fall of the Empire, and his exile to the island of Saint Helena.

This auction is a unique opportunity to acquire a piece of French history.

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For sale enquiries, please contact | Pour tout renseignement, veuillez contacter:

Louis-Xavier Joseph

Senior Director Head of Department | Furniture & Decorative Arts

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Marine de Cenival

Senior project manager | Furniture department | Head of Silver departement

+33 1 53 05 53 72

MARINE.DECENIVAL@SOTHEBYS.COM

Julia Cottin

Cataloguer | Furniture and Silver – European Furniture

+33 6 76 07 49 88

JULIA.COTTIN@SOTHEBYS.COM

Richard Hird

Vice President | International Specialist | European Ceramics and Glass

+1 212 894 1442

RICHARD.HIRD@SOTHEBYS.COM

Rebecca Wintgens

Consultant | European Ceramics

REBECCA.WINTGENS.CONSULTANT@SOTHEBYS.COM

Olivier Lefeuvre

Senior Director | Senior Specialist | Head of Department | Old Master and 19th Century Paintings

+33 1 53 05 53 24

OLIVIER.LEFEUVRE@SOTHEBYS.COM

Gregory Rubinstein

Head of Old Master and Early British Drawings | Worldwide

+44 207 293 5417

GREGORY.RUBINSTEIN@SOTHEBYS.COM

Clémence Enriquez

Old Master and 19th Century Paintings

CLEMENCE.ENRIQUEZ@SOTHEBYS.COM

Stephanie Veyron

Senior specialist | European Sculpture & Works of Art

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Clémence Bertrand

Associate specialist | European Sculpture & Works of Art

+33 1 53 05 52 63

CLEMENCE.BERTRAND@SOTHEBYS.COM

Patricia de Fougerolle

Director, Senior specialist | Books and Manuscripts

+33 1 53 05 52 91

PATRICIA.DEFOUGEROLLE@SOTHEBYS.COM

Céline Deruelle

Chef De Projet Collection

+331 5305 5311

CELINE.DERUELLE@SOTHEBYS.COM