A pair of shoes worn by French leader Napoleon Bonaparte while in exile on the island of Saint Helena, will be auctioned later this month in Paris.
The 40-pair pair of shoes was given to sculptor Carlo Marucchetti while working on an equestrian statue of Bonaparte by General Henri Gatian Bertrand, who was exiled to the French leader on the South Atlantic island after his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the auction house said. Year 1815.
The pair is expected to sell for between 50,000 and 80,000 euros at the Drew house on November 29.
Napoleon owned a large collection of shoes he bought from the famous shoe manufacturer Jacques in Montmartre, Paris.
The son-in-law of the sculptor, Marochetti, gave the pair a shoe to French politician Paul Law and his family has since held it.
By Craig Melon November 08, 2019
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