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Lot 166*

A Model of the Frigate 'La Belle-Poule',
French, late 19th century

27 October 2021, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£1,200 - £1,800

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A Model of the Frigate 'La Belle-Poule', French, late 19th century

The three-masted vessel with black painted wooden hull, standing rigging, three long boats on davits, deck details include companionways, double helm, three stacked ship's tenders, in glazed case,
37cm x 51cm x 18cm cased

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Provenance:
The Napoleonic Collection of the Prince's Palace of Monaco, Osenat, Fontainebleau, 16th November 2014, lot 188.

The 60-gun frigate "La Belle Poule" was a Surveillante-class vessel of the French Navy that achieved fame for bringing the remains of Napoleon from St. Helena back to France, in what became known as the Retour des cendres.

On 27 July 1840, she set sail with special equipment for St. Helena to bring back the remains of Napoleon and she had had been painted black for this sombre occasion. On 30 September, she arrived back in Cherbourg, where, on 8 December, the Emperor's remains were transferred to the steamship Normandie. Normandie transported the remains to Le Havre and up the Seine to Rouen, for further transport to Les Invalides, Paris.

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