THE DEATH OF EMPEROR NAPOLEON III Set of four souvenirs: Small frame commemorating the death of Emperor Napoleon III. -Photomontage calling card, of the Emperor on his deathbed. "Room where Napoleon III died on January 9, 1873." 10 x 7 cm. - "Violet and immortal taken on the deathbed of the Emperor and placed in his hand by Baron Tristan Lambert who gave them to me. Presented with autograph envelope. In a rocaille frame lacquered black and gilded. -Two pages of the newspaper "The Graphic" of January 25, 1873 reporting the funeral of Emperor Napoleon III. Illustrated. 39 x 26 cm. -Two engraved reductions of the pages of the newspaper " l'Ordre " by Goupil and Hermann. With an account of the funeral and a list of the people who attended it. 22 x 16 cm. B.E.

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