Osenat
An auction house in France, based in Fontainebleau.
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It was nearly Napoleon Blownapart: pistols he once ‘intended to use on himself’ sell in French auction
05 August 2024A pair of pistols Napoleon Bonaparte supposedly intended to use on himself after defeat sold for €1.69m (£1.4m) including buyer’s premium at auction house Osenat in Fontainebleau, France.
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Pistols Napoleon wanted to use on himself make £1.4m
09 July 2024The pistols were presented by Napoleon to his friend and Grand Ecuyer Armand de Caulaincourt to thank him for his loyalty
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Chardin still-life among highlights at French auctions this season
20 May 2024Stand-out lots from upcoming sales including Chardin still-life, Napoleonic marshal's baton and fine art collection acquired over decades
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High ranking Napoleonic marshal’s baton emerges at Fontainebleau auction
08 May 2024Michel Ney (1769-1815) was probably the most famous of Napoleon’s marshals.
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High society couple made elegant choices in their life as collectors
25 March 2024Raymond and Suzanne Fischoff-La Foux were a Parisian society couple.
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French marshal’s baton handed on to new owner after auction
16 October 2023Relic belonging to French military hero sells in Versailles, with one of Napoleon’s bicorn hats still to come
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Letter by Marat murderer Corday bought by Normandy institutions
14 June 2023A letter of justification by the woman who assassinated the French Revolutionary journalist and politician Jean-Paul Marat has been bought by a group of Normandy institutions at auction.
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Corday justifies assassination of Marat
05 June 2023Charlotte Corday was the woman who assassinated the French Revolutionary journalist and politician Jean-Paul Marat.
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Robespierre to Danton correspondence sold at Osenat
08 May 2023A rare souvenir, an example of correspondence between two key figures in the French Revolution, was one of the highlights of a sale held by Osenat (25% buyer’s premium) in Versailles on March 12.
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Géricault saddles up for a debut
13 March 2023Equestrian works by the French master come to auction market fresh from a family collection
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Louvre acquisitions announced for Abu Dhabi and Paris
06 February 2023Main and Middle East branch of the French museum revealed as the buyers of works offered in French auctions
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Socialite’s bedroom opened up
19 December 2022Pieces that had decorated Paris home of a famous patron of the arts come to Fontainebleau auction
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Chinese vase sells for 3850-times estimate in French sale
05 October 2022A Chinese blue and white vase with a Qianlong mark shot past its four-figure estimate to sell for €7.7m (£6.2m) in France on October 1 – described as winning the 'EuroMillions' by the auction house.
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Silver gilt jug commissioned for a king to be offered at Fontainebleau auction
21 February 2022An imposing silver gilt jug and basin by a master goldsmith of the Empire period is one of the highlights of Osenat’s L’Empire à Fontainebleau auction.
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Title winners: named services attract extra interest for European ceramics at auction
15 November 2021Dessert plate taken to St Helena exile by Napoleon demonstrates provenance value
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Modern sculpture’s power couple: Works by the Lalannes continue to rise at auction
25 September 2021Demand for works by the artist duo Claude Lalanne (1925-2019) and her husband François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) continues on a roll.
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Remembering Napoleon 200 years after his death as demand rises for relics
10 May 2021The bicentenary of Napoléon Bonaparte's death boosts demand for relics
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Sèvres gift from Napoleon’s empress offered at Fontainbleau auction
15 March 2021Osenat is holding one of its periodic sales titled L’Empire à Fontainbleau in its Fontainebleau saleroom on March 22.
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Royal footwear in Versailles
09 November 2020This leather-soled silk and kid leather shoe decorated with pleated ribbons is inscribed in pen on the heel 'Soulier de Marie-Antoinette donné à M.de Voisey'.
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First steps of Millet appear at Fontainebleau auction
06 July 2020This pastel by the Barbizon school artist Jean-François Millet (1814-75) is one of the highlights in the Esprit du XIXème Siècle auction at Osenat in Fontainebleau on July 19.
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