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SABRE D'HONNEUR DÉCERNÉ PAR LE PREMIER CONSUL À MARC ANTOINE BULLIER (1772
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SABRE D'HONNEUR AWARDED BY THE FIRST CONSUL TO MARC ANTOINE BULLIER (1772 - 1833) second lieutenant in the 75th demi-brigade de ligne.
Solid silver mounting.
Chased cap decorated with waves and spider web.
Scrolled joint arch with hollow sides.
Half almond cross and curved palmette quillon.
Quillon stamped with the first cock, large guarantee and "J.M" silversmith, unidentified.
Wooden spindle covered with silver watermarked leather.
Strong, combat-style blade, sharpened, curved with hollow sides and unmarked gutter.
Iron scabbard marked "Le 1-er Consul Au Cen Bullier de la 75e ½ brigade de ligne" and "M Fture a Versailles".
Two chased silver bracelets with trophy decoration.
Top of cap missing (see sketch in attachments). France, Consulate period.
Total length: 98.5 cm - Width at heel: 4 cm
Also included:
- His brevet d'honneur on vellum: "Brevet d'honneur pour le citoyen Bullier, sous-lieutenant".
Bonaparte, First Consul of the Republic, according to the account given to him of the distinguished conduct and dazzling bravery of Cen Bullier, then Sergeant and currently Second Lieutenant in the 75em ½ brigade de ligne. at the events that took place at St Michel, St Martin and Arcole on 22 Br.
Martin et à Arcole les 22 Brumaire, 23,25, 26 et 27 Nivôse lors desquelles il a marchée avec intrépidité à la tête de ses camarades " Signatures.
- His Officer's Star of the Legion of Honor: second type in gold. Slight chip to one branch. Order size. Center changed. Restoration. Missing ribbon.
Gross weight : 18g
NB: this decoration is reproduced on the sketch (head to the left, presumed designer's error) attached to this lot and mentioned in the transaction document. We assume that the center was changed for fashion under the Restoration.
Antoine Bullier was promoted to the rank of officer on 25 prairial an XIII, June 14 1805. These dates correspond to a second type of medal that appeared a few months later.
- An envelope containing handwritten documents relating to Montégudet's search for and acquisition of the saber, as well as a diagram of the set shipped.
PROVENANCE
- Roger de Montégudet Collection (1880 - 1925)
- By descent to the present day.
NOTICE DU RÉCIPIENDAIRE EXTRAITE DES FASTES DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR
"BUILLIER OU BULETER (ANTOINE), born March 10, 1773, in Sussey (Côte-d'Or). Builler entered the service on September 1, 1791, in the 2nd battalion of Côte-d'Or volunteers, which became the 75th half-brigade of the League, and served from 1792 to An IX in the armies of the Alps, Italy and the Orient. He stood out for his courage, and it was on the express orders of General-in-Chief Bonaparte that he was appointed sergeant with double pay. This favor was granted on Brumaire 20, Year VI. Wounded at El-
Arisch, on 21 pluviôse an VII, he distinguished himself again at the siege of Saint-Jean-D'acre on 21 floréal of the same year, and was wounded by a gunshot while fighting valiantly in the breach. His fine conduct during the capture of Cairo earned him the rank of second lieutenant on February 18th, Year VII. He continued to wage war in Egypt with great bravery, and was awarded a saber of honor on 16 Messidor An X. The First Consul's decree states that this award is given to Buillier, "who, at the debacles that took place at Saint-Martin and Arcole, on 22 brumaire, 23, 25, 26 and 27 nivôse, marched intrepidly at the head of his comrades."
Stricken with ophthalmia, which caused him to lose his right eye entirely, he was retired as a lieutenant on fructidor 21, year XIII, and awarded the star of Officer of the Légion-d'Honneur on the following prairial 25. Having become blind, the Emperor, on receiving an account of this brave officer's position, increased his retirement pension to 1,000 francs, by decree of February 9, 1809, replacing the 558 francs he had previously received."
RECIPIENT'S NOTICE EXTRACTED FROM THE HISTORY OF THE 75th INFANTRY REGIMENT PUBLISHED IN 1891 UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COLONEL PÉDOYA
"BULLIER, second lieutenant. This officer particularly distinguished himself during the Year V campaign, when he was a sergeant.
In all the battles in which he took part, notably at Saint-Michel (22 brumaire), Saint-Martin and Arcole (23, 25, 26 and 27 nivôse an V), he was always seen at the head of his comrades, demonstrating rare composure and fearlessness... beyond reproach. At Lodi, he was one of the first to cross the bridge.
A decree dated 10 Messidor X awarded him a saber of honor as a reward.
Solid silver mounting.
Chased cap decorated with waves and spider web.
Scrolled joint arch with hollow sides.
Half almond cross and curved palmette quillon.
Quillon stamped with the first cock, large guarantee and "J.M" silversmith, unidentified.
Wooden spindle covered with silver watermarked leather.
Strong, combat-style blade, sharpened, curved with hollow sides and unmarked gutter.
Iron scabbard marked "Le 1-er Consul Au Cen Bullier de la 75e ½ brigade de ligne" and "M Fture a Versailles".
Two chased silver bracelets with trophy decoration.
Top of cap missing (see sketch in attachments). France, Consulate period.
Total length: 98.5 cm - Width at heel: 4 cm
Also included:
- His brevet d'honneur on vellum: "Brevet d'honneur pour le citoyen Bullier, sous-lieutenant".
Bonaparte, First Consul of the Republic, according to the account given to him of the distinguished conduct and dazzling bravery of Cen Bullier, then Sergeant and currently Second Lieutenant in the 75em ½ brigade de ligne. at the events that took place at St Michel, St Martin and Arcole on 22 Br.
Martin et à Arcole les 22 Brumaire, 23,25, 26 et 27 Nivôse lors desquelles il a marchée avec intrépidité à la tête de ses camarades " Signatures.
- His Officer's Star of the Legion of Honor: second type in gold. Slight chip to one branch. Order size. Center changed. Restoration. Missing ribbon.
Gross weight : 18g
NB: this decoration is reproduced on the sketch (head to the left, presumed designer's error) attached to this lot and mentioned in the transaction document. We assume that the center was changed for fashion under the Restoration.
Antoine Bullier was promoted to the rank of officer on 25 prairial an XIII, June 14 1805. These dates correspond to a second type of medal that appeared a few months later.
- An envelope containing handwritten documents relating to Montégudet's search for and acquisition of the saber, as well as a diagram of the set shipped.
PROVENANCE
- Roger de Montégudet Collection (1880 - 1925)
- By descent to the present day.
NOTICE DU RÉCIPIENDAIRE EXTRAITE DES FASTES DE LA LÉGION D'HONNEUR
"BUILLIER OU BULETER (ANTOINE), born March 10, 1773, in Sussey (Côte-d'Or). Builler entered the service on September 1, 1791, in the 2nd battalion of Côte-d'Or volunteers, which became the 75th half-brigade of the League, and served from 1792 to An IX in the armies of the Alps, Italy and the Orient. He stood out for his courage, and it was on the express orders of General-in-Chief Bonaparte that he was appointed sergeant with double pay. This favor was granted on Brumaire 20, Year VI. Wounded at El-
Arisch, on 21 pluviôse an VII, he distinguished himself again at the siege of Saint-Jean-D'acre on 21 floréal of the same year, and was wounded by a gunshot while fighting valiantly in the breach. His fine conduct during the capture of Cairo earned him the rank of second lieutenant on February 18th, Year VII. He continued to wage war in Egypt with great bravery, and was awarded a saber of honor on 16 Messidor An X. The First Consul's decree states that this award is given to Buillier, "who, at the debacles that took place at Saint-Martin and Arcole, on 22 brumaire, 23, 25, 26 and 27 nivôse, marched intrepidly at the head of his comrades."
Stricken with ophthalmia, which caused him to lose his right eye entirely, he was retired as a lieutenant on fructidor 21, year XIII, and awarded the star of Officer of the Légion-d'Honneur on the following prairial 25. Having become blind, the Emperor, on receiving an account of this brave officer's position, increased his retirement pension to 1,000 francs, by decree of February 9, 1809, replacing the 558 francs he had previously received."
RECIPIENT'S NOTICE EXTRACTED FROM THE HISTORY OF THE 75th INFANTRY REGIMENT PUBLISHED IN 1891 UNDER THE DIRECTION OF COLONEL PÉDOYA
"BULLIER, second lieutenant. This officer particularly distinguished himself during the Year V campaign, when he was a sergeant.
In all the battles in which he took part, notably at Saint-Michel (22 brumaire), Saint-Martin and Arcole (23, 25, 26 and 27 nivôse an V), he was always seen at the head of his comrades, demonstrating rare composure and fearlessness... beyond reproach. At Lodi, he was one of the first to cross the bridge.
A decree dated 10 Messidor X awarded him a saber of honor as a reward.