Napoleon's sword expected to fetch up to a million euros at French auction

The Manila Times

Napoleon's sword expected to fetch up to a million euros at French auction  A saber that French Emperor Napoleon ordered for his personal use will soon be up for auction in Paris.  Napoleon kept the highly decorated sword throughout his reign, commissioned by the armorer Nicolas-Noel Boutet in 1802, before offering it to Emmanuel de Grouchy, the last Marshal of the Empire.  Preserved since 1815 by the Marshal's descendants, it will be put up for auction for the first time on May 22 at the Hotel Drouot auction house in Paris.  REUTERS VIDEO  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net  Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein  Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud   #TheManilaTimes #tmtnews #napoleon

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00:00There is a vending, I think it's about 5 minutes.

00:26The sabre is very important in the history of Napoleon's life because it's a very huge

00:38symbol of the power.

00:41And he needed very important items to rhythm his reign.

00:49So he has to be done, maybe we don't know, but approximately 15 sabre are known, well known,

01:03to be property of Napoleon.

01:19The sabre is very important in the history of Napoleon's life, and he has to be able to

01:34be able to live in the history of Napoleon's life.

01:38He has to be able to live in the history of Napoleon's life.

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