This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/11/2019
Partly-printed vellum DS, signed “Napole,” one page, 20.25 x 14.75, February 14, 1810. Document naming Alexandre Joseph Hypolite de Lachau as "chevalier de l'Empire," issued by Napoleon as Emperor of the French and King of Italy, boldly signed in the lower margin by Bonaparte. The upper left features a hand-painted rendition of the armorial crest awarded to de Lachau. In good condition, with tears and paper loss to the edges, and tape on the reverse reinforcing a tear above the signature.